Homeless Population Declines by 5% in Broward County
This year's Broward County Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, conducted over a three-day period on January 26-28, 2015 shows that the total number of sheltered and unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness in Broward County has decreased by 5.1%, from 2,7...
CBRE PROFESSIONAL ELECTED TO LEADERSHIP ROLE WITHIN INTERNATIONAL RETAIL INDUSTRY TRADE GROUP
Paul Rutledge, First Vice President with CBRE’s retail brokerage group in Tampa, has been re-elected to serve a second one-year term as the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Florida State Operations Chairman for 2015-2016. ICSC is the prem...
EPA Awards $1 Million in Brownfields Grants to Cleanup and Revitalize Communities in Kentucky
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it plans to award four recipients in Kentucky with brownfields grants for new investments to provide communities with funding necessary to clean and redevelop contaminated properties, ...
Households Remain Optimistic about Housing Market; Most Renters Want to Own
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today released results from its 2015 SCE Housing Survey. The findings reveal that home price growth expectations were largely unchanged from last year’s survey, with households, on average, expecting a 4.4 percent...
Senators Klein, Espaillat & Peralta balance NYCHA application process for homeless domestic violence victims
Senate passes bill granting homeless domestic violence victims the same preference status as granted to homeless New Yorkers
Gaming Funds Provide Community and Economic Development Investments in Monroe County
Governor Wolf announced today that the Commonwealth Financing Authority approved the allocation of more than $10.76 million in gaming funds to support community improvement, economic development and public interest projects in Monroe, Carbon, Lackawann...
AMERICAN REALTY ADVISORS SELLS OFFICE BUILDING AND DATA CENTER IN PHOENIX, AZ FOR $91.5...
American Realty Advisors, an institutional real estate investment manager with approximately $6.7 billion in assets under management, on behalf of one of its clients, has sold an office building and data center totaling 513,361 square feet in Phoenix, ...
Rep. Israel Announces $1.1 Million FEMA Grant for Superstorm Sandy Repairs in Oyster Bay
Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) announced a more than $1.1 million infrastructure investment for the Town of Oyster Bay to repair damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. This disaster assistance, made available through the Department of Homeland Sec...
Austin Boys & Girls Club Names Housing Authority of the City of Austin a...
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area (BGCAA) has named the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) a “Champion for Youth” for the agency’s unwavering commitment to youth, educational success, and mentoring programs for children li...
Sen. Brown Announces $900,000 to Redevelop Cuyahoga County Brownfield Sites
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced $900,000 in new federal funds to support brownfield site assessment and cleanup in Cuyahoga County.
Jersey City Mortgage Broker Sentenced to Eight Years in State Prison for $1.2 Million...
Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that a mortgage broker from Jersey City was sentenced to state prison today for laundering the proceeds of a criminal scheme in which he conspired to steal more than $1.2 million from lenders by filing ...
Wells Fargo awards grants in Salt Lake City to help homeless
The Road Home ($300,000) and The Community Foundation of Utah ($200,000) are receiving the grants to help prevent homelessness in Salt Lake City. The grant recipients were selected in close collaboration with Mayor Ralph Becker and the city’s divisio...
Gebroe-Hammer Associates Arranges $12.17 Million Trade of Grande Apartments in Roselle Park, NJ
Grande Apartments, located at 240 West Sumner Ave. in this Union County suburb, has been sold for $12.17 million in a trade arranged by the multi-family investment brokerage firm Gebroe-Hammer Associates of Livingston. The team of Managing Director Jos...
Senator Perdue: Sweeping New Waters Rule Another Massive Overreach By Washington
U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) released the following statement after the Obama Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a sweeping new rule that will drastically redefine how water is subject to regulatory requirements under...
Puerto Rico Developer to Pay $500,000 Penalty to Address Clean Water Act Violations
Fedlaire Aristide Allegedly Tried to Steal Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars From Wells Fargo By Submitting False Documents For Short Sale. Aristide Also Charged With Stealing Thousands From Brooklyn Couple Who Gave Him A Down Payment For A Home He Did ...
Barr and Maloney lead 254 House Members asking CFPB for TRID regulation grace period...
Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Andy Barr (R-KY), and 252 other House Members have asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for a grace period that would help lenders and home buyers comply with a new regulation. The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) ...
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND URGE FERC TO EXTEND PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOR COMPRESSOR PROJECT IN PENDLETON;...
National Fuel Gas Seeks to Build 22,000 Horsepower Compressor Station Near Pendleton Neighborhood, However Residents Had Only Nine Days Left in FERC Public Comment Period After a May 20 Public Scoping Meeting on the Project – Now, They Only Have Less...
Zinke Urges Senate to Take Swift Action to Block EPA’s Waters of the U.S.
Today Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke called on the Senate to take swift action to block the Obama Administration’s Waters of the U.S. rule carried out by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Administration announced its final rule today. Zi...
Smith Statement on Flawed EPA Water Rule
Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its controversial Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule, under a new name, the “Clean Wa...
REP. JENKINS: EPA WRONG TO ISSUE WATERS OF THE U.S. RULE
U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) issued the following statement today on the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ announcement of the final Waters of the United States rule
Stewart’s Statement on the EPA’s Water of the United States Rule
"Today, the Obama administration finalized their Waters of the USA Rule, the most significant power grab ever by the EPA. The rule would expand EPA regulatory authority to streams, ditches and maybe even puddles. The House has already passed legislatio...
Smith on Obama Administration’s Launch of Waters of the U.S. Regulations
Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement today in response to the Obama administration’s decision to finalize and launch far-reaching water regulations under the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, now renamed by the adm...
Thune Denounces EPA Power Grab Over Private Land
U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today criticized a sweeping regulation from the Obama administration, saying the Environmental Protection Agency’s final “waters of the United States” rule is yet another power grab by an administration that has est...
State Senators Klein, Savino, Golden, Peralta & Addabbo give communities a say in social...
State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) today empowered neighborhoods across the five boroughs by passing legislation (S.4542a) compelling social service providers, like homeless shelters, to provide notification to local community boards and t...
Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Property Tax Increases Due to Costly State Mandates
The New York State Senate today passed a bill to help control property tax increases by preventing large unfunded mandates from affecting municipal and school district budgets. The bill (S3144), sponsored by Senator Rich Funke (R-C-I, Fairport), would ...
SEEC Statement on the Clean Water Rule
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) finalized the Clean Water Rule. SEEC Members released the following statement:
Rep. Ellison Applauds EPA’s Final Clean Water Rule
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Clean Water Rule.
Dr. Benishek Reacts to Federal Power Grab
Following the announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency to broadly expand their regulatory authority through the controversial Waters of the United States Rule, Dr. Dan Benishek has released the following statement
DEQ awards 10 water quality grants
The DEQ today announced grants totaling almost $3.1 million to improve water quality in Michigan lakes and streams. These grants will help restore impaired waters and protect high-quality waters by reducing nonpoint sources of sediment, nutrients and o...
COCHRAN, WICKER EXPECT CHALLENGES TO FINAL EPA RULE ON CLEAN WATER REGS
U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today said they expect new challenges to final rules issued Wednesday that would greatly expand the reach of the federal government to regulate water sources, including tributaries, ponds...
