Colorado receives $7.6 million award from HUD to assist vulnerable Coloradans
Gov. John Hickenlooper joined the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator Rick Garcia, and other nonprofits, mental health centers, and housing authorities today to celebrate the announcement of a $7.6 million awar...
Mayor Lee Launches Navigation Center to Help Homeless Residents Access Services & Housing
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the wrap up of construction of the City’s new Navigation Center, a pioneering approach to help homeless people reconnect with loved ones at home, move off the streets and into stable housing or residential treatment...
California Awarded Nearly $12 Million to Continue Rental Assistance Program Funding Will Help Prevent...
The California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced today that the state will receive nearly $12 million in additional funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Announces 24 Year Prison Sentence For Leader of Mortgage...
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California Benjamin B. Wagner today announced that Alan Tikal, the principal operator of a large-scale mortgage fraud scheme, was sentenced to 24 years in prison
Homeless Services: Mayor Launches Navigation Center to Help Homeless
Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced the wrap up of construction of the City’s new Navigation Center, a pioneering approach to help homeless people reconnect with loved ones at home, move off the streets and into stable housing or residential treatmen...
City Activates Freeze Plan for Homeless
The City is activating its Citywide Freeze Plan (CFP) overnight on Thursday, March 5, 2015, as the National Weather Service forecasts the temperature or wind chill to fall below the plan’s activation threshold of 35 degrees. The City's freeze plan wi...
Pactiv, LLC Expansion to Bring 59 Jobs to Lenoir County
Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Pactiv, LLC will be expanding its operations in Lenoir County.
Lowey Announces $1 Million to Create New Community Living Program for Westchester Adults with...
Individuals will have the opportunity to live in an apartment alone, with a roommate, or with a trained family. Apartments will be equipped with remote technology tailored to the medical needs of each person.
FHWA Gives Green Light for New Mexico to Explore Innovative Contracting
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced approval for the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) to use an innovative contracting approach on an experimental basis that can help save time ...
Manasquan Awarded $2.4M to Repair Sandy Damage
The Borough of Manasquan was awarded a nearly $2.4 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today to help rebuild dunes, snow fence and beach access destroyed by Superstorm Sandy, Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) said.
Attorney General Pam Bondi Announces Settlements with Two Security System Providers
Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced separate settlements with two home security system providers, Security Networks, LLC and Vision Security, LLC to resolve allegations that the firms made false or misleading statements in door-to-door sales of ...
Leahy, Sanders, Welch Announce $1.5 M In Affordable Housing Grants For Vermont’s Local NeighborWorks...
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Peter Welch (D-Vt.) Wednesday announced $1.5 million in grants to revitalize communities and support access to affordable housing across Vermont.
Governor Haslam, Commissioner Boyd Announce Gruppo Concorde to Open First U.S. Manufacturing Facility in...
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd along with Gruppo Concorde officials announced today the company plans to build its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Mt. Pleasant, where it will produce porce...
Governor McAuliffe announces development of Resiliency Plan for coastal communities
Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Virginia is developing a resiliency plan for its coastal communities.
Hultgren Supports Bill to Expand Homeownership Options for Americans
U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren (IL-14) has cosponsored H.R. 1210, the Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, which relieves mortgage lenders like community banks and credit unions from senseless regulations which increase costs and reduce the a...
Upton Votes to Improve Infrastructure, Reform Amtrak
Congressman Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, today joined the majority of his House colleagues in voting to approve H.R. 749, the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act. This legislation will reform Amtrak to increase transparency and accountability, levera...
Registration Open for 2015 Maine Governor’s Conference on Tourism
Registration is open for the 2015 Maine Governor's Conference on Tourism to be held this month on March 17 & 18 at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. Members of the tourism industry and interested stakeholders are encouraged to attend this critic...
Hastings Introduces Legislation Addressing Chronic Homelessness Nationwide
Today, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL), Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of the Congressional Homelessness Caucus, introduced the Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act. This bill would establish a grant program to provide permanent supportive h...
Specialty Polymers, Inc. Expanding Chester County Operations
Specialty Polymers, Inc., a privately held manufacturer of water-based emulsion polymers and adhesives, is expanding its existing Chester County operations. The $5.5 million investment will significantly increase the plant’s capacity and generate fiv...
Rise to the challenge and fight street homelessness
As a leading provider of supportive housing services in New York City, CUCS strongly supports a New York/New York IV agreement to create 30,000 units of supportive housing over the next ten years.
AMERICAN REALTY ADVISORS ACQUIRES RETAIL CENTER IN DUTCHESS COUNTY, NEW YORK
American Realty Advisors, an institutional real estate investment manager with approximately $6.7 billion in assets under management, has acquired the Shoppes at South Hills, a grocery-anch...
MG Properties Group Acquires Trillium Papago Apartments in Phoenix, Arizona for $36M
MG Properties Group, a private San Diego-based real estate investor and operator, has announced the acquisition of the Trillium Papago Apartments in Phoenix, Arizona.
AG Cautions Homeowners to Shop Wisely When Hiring a Contractor for Rooftop Snow and...
Following record breaking snowfall throughout the Commonwealth, Attorney General Maura Healey cautions homeowners to do their homework when selecting contractors to remove snow and ice from their roofs and to take actions to avoid becoming victims of s...
Western New York Regional Economic Development Council to Hold CFA Technical Assistance Conference
The Western New York Regional Economic Development Council (WNYREDC) will hold a Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) Technical Conference from 1 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11 at the Chautauqua...
Governor Wolf’s Budget Delivers Plan to Create Jobs that Pay, Drive Economic Development
Department of Community and Economic Development Acting Secretary Dennis Davin today highlighted key portions of Governor Tom Wolf’s 2015-16 Budget aimed at creating a pro-business climate, building Pennsylvania’s manufacturing sector and creating...
State of Ohio Receives $11.9 Million Grant to Expand Affordable Housing Options to Ohioans...
In an effort to provide more affordable housing choices and prevent Ohioans with disabilities from being institutionalized or facing homelessness, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) $11....
Commercial Properties To Face Increased Fines For Snow Violations Under Mayor Walsh Proposal
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today filed a Home Rule Petition to raise the amount of fines that can be levied for snow infractions against property owners, and increase the cap on fines for these offenses to be from $300 to $1,500. Under the petition, unpaid ...
CFO Atwater Focused on Supporting Florida’s Workforce, Streamlining Government and Fighting Fraud During 2015...
SB 1306/HB 1127 will aid the Department’s efforts to combat insurance fraud in several ways.
Mayor Lee & President Breed Announce City’s Long-Term Infrastructure & Technology Plans To Improve...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 4, 2015 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Board of Supervisors President London Breed today introduced the City’s Ten-Year Capital Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-25 with the Five-Year Information and Communication...
Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Foreclosure Consulting Company
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced the filing of a consumer fraud lawsuit against Advantage Foreclosure LLC (Advantage) and its owners Matthew and Lynette Van Remoortel. Advantage is an Arizona based company that advertised on the interne...
