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Peters, Stabenow Announce Nearly $200,000 to Support Job Training for Homeless Veterans in Flint...
U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow today announced $199,996 has been awarded to Volunteers of America-Michigan to support job training for homeless veterans in Bay, Genesee, Saginaw, and Shiawassee counties. The funding, which is part of the...
Stabenow, Peters Announce $159,100 to Support Job Training for Homeless Veterans in Washtenaw, Jackson...
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters today announced $159,100 has been awarded to Michigan Ability Partners to support job training for homeless veterans in Washtenaw and Jackson counties. The funding, which is part of the Department of Labor...
Stabenow, Peters Announce Nearly $200,000 to Support Job Training for Homeless Veterans in Flint...
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters today announced $199,996 has been awarded to Volunteers of America-Michigan to support job training for homeless veterans in Bay, Genesee, Saginaw, and Shiawassee counties. The funding, which is part of the...
Housing organisations take on diversity challenge
Housing organisations are signing up to improve the diversity of their leadership. The Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) Presidential Commission on leadership and diversity is making a series of challenges to the sector in its final report, whic...
Congressman Norcross Announces $150,000 Federal Grant for Homeless Vets’ Job Training
Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced today that the Volunteers of America-Delaware Valley, Inc. (VOA) received a $150,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide homeless veterans with job training so they may successfully t...
Homeownership Rates Drop to Historic Lows; Middle Class Feels the Strain of Rising...
The fledgling U.S. housing recovery lost momentum last year as homeownership rates continued to fall, single-family construction remained near historic lows, and existing home sales cooled, concludes The State of the Nation’s Housing report released ...
Whitfield Announces Press Conference on Ratepayer Protection Act
Members of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power and Members from the House Kentucky Delegation will host a press conference at the U.S. Capitol triangle to discuss H.R. 2042, the Ratepayer Protection Act that will be considered before the full H...
Statement by Mayor Bob Buckhorn on Governor Scott’s Support for Funding to Relocate University...
Mayor Bob Buckhorn released the following statement today following Governor Scott’s signing of the 2015 state budget. This year’s budget included funding critical to the relocation of the University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medici...
Kansas Community Banker to Receive Award from Graduate School of Banking at Colorado
The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado (GSBC) is pleased to announce L. Kent Needham, Chairman, President and CEO of First Security Bank in Overbrook, Kan., as the 26th recipient of the James C. Scarboro Award.
Lowey Announces $29 Million in Federal Funds for Schools in New York’s 17th Congressional...
Congresswoman Nita Lowey (Westchester/Rockland), the Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, today announced $29,498,111 in FY2015 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I program funding for schools in New York’s 17th Con...
Nevada Housing Division commemorates National Homeownership Month
The Nevada Housing Division (NHD) this month is honoring National Homeownership Month by highlighting programs and services that are helping Nevadans realize the dream of homeownership
Land Professionals Honored with Esteemed Accredited Land Consultant Designation
The REALTORS® Land Institute congratulates those professionals who have recently distinguished themselves by earning the esteemed Accredited Land Consultant designation. Earning the ALC designation is an indication of the most accomplished, experience...
Balfour Beatty US wins buildingSMART Hong Kong International BIM Award 2015
Balfour Beatty US has been honoured with the buildingSMART Hong KongInternational BIM Award 2015 in the “Best BIM Application in Education” project category. The awards program recognises outstanding performance and project team excellence with the...
Rhode Island to Strengthen, Expand Job Training with New Federal Grant
Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation announced that the U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $5.25 million to Rhode Island to support the newly-created “Real Jobs Rhode Island” initiative. Real Jobs Rhode Island, ...
Governor Baker Grants $5 Million for Regional School Transportation Funding
Governor Charlie Baker announced today a $5 million investment in the Regional School Transportation Reimbursement Fund (RTR Fund) that supports student transportation efforts of 85 regional school systems throughout the Commonwealth. The Baker-Polito ...
Following Release of Lake Erie Algal Bloom Study, Brown Calls for Improved Monitoring, Conservation...
Following the release of Northeast-Midwest Institute’s report on reducing harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) called for improved water quality monitoring in the Western Lake Erie Basin. The Institute, in partnership wit...
CCM and Fairleigh Dickinson Launch Dual Reduced-Tuition Admissions Program
County College of Morris (CCM) and Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) signed a formal agreement this week launching the CCM-FDU Scholars Program to provide students with a significantly more affordable pathway for earning bachelor’s and master’s ...
Brewer announces $6 million for tech in 57 Manhattan public schools
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer today announced a slate of capital grant awards promoting the use of technology and technology instruction in Manhattan’s public schools. The grants will be included in the city’s budget for Fiscal Year 20...
Governor McCrory Discusses Benefits of Connect NC at North Carolina Central University
Governor Pat McCrory visited North Carolina Central University today to discuss Connect NC projects that will benefit the university and surrounding region. “Connect NC will allow North Carolina Central University’s School of Business to provide s...
Florida to Receive $15.4 Million for AmeriCorps Education Projects
The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that administers AmeriCorps, announced new investments of $15.4 million to support AmeriCorps members who will increase student achievement, high school graduation rates, and...
Nancy Jenkins of Southern California Edison Joins NBI Board
New Buildings Institute (NBI) has announced the addition of Nancy Jenkins, manager of DSM Strategy and Compliance at Southern California Edison (SCE), as the newest member of the organization’s Board of Directors. Ms. Jenkins is currently responsible...
AMSEC renews long-term lease, plans to upgrade NetCenter offices
AMSEC LLC, which provides technical services, IT solutions, maintenance and more to the U.S. Navy and various Defense Department and commercial clients, has renewed its lease and is upgrading its offices at the NetCenter on Mercury Boulevard
C&W’s Spencer Brokers RomaCorp Office Relocation
Cushman & Wakefield announced today that Director Anne Spencer has assisted RomaCorp, the corporate entity behind the Tony Roma’s restaurant chain, in leasing 8,820 square feet of office space in the Rosemont Building at Orlando University Center.
MAYOR LEE ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF CITY’S SUCCESSFUL CITYBUILD CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE PROGRAM
$2.4 Million in Funding to Expand Construction Training Program to Provide Workforce in Major Infrastructure Projects Including Rehabilitation of City’s Public Housing San Francisco, CA – Mayor Edwin M. Lee today announced $2.4 million in funding o...
Pocan Hosts Micro-Lending Event with SBA
U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) will host an event to connect entrepreneurs in the 2nd Congressional District with lenders and skilled counselors from the Wisconsin office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The event will include worksh...
Vermont Lottery and Agency of Education Partner for Second Round of Tech Grants
The Vermont Lottery, in a partnership with the Vermont Agency of Education, announces the second round technology grants for 2015 in the twice annual program to provide a competitive grant to K-12 public schools in the form of a cart of computing devic...
Congressman Young Mounts Fight to Defend Alaska Aviation Interests in House Passed Appropriations Bill
Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives and Alaska Congressman Don Young passed H.R. 2577, the Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act, by a vote of 216 to 210. During consideration of H.R. 2577, ...
Durham Hosts Landlord Training Workshop June 18
City of Durham Neighborhood Improvement Services Department, Durham Police Department, Solid Waste Management Department, Public Works Department Stormwater & GIS Services Division, Water Management Department, and the Durham City/County Planning D...
Agencies Hold Two-Day Tribal Government Consultation on Proposition 1 Water Bond
The Proposition 1 water bond is legislation for all California citizens, including Native American Tribal Governments that are eligible grantees for funding under this initiative. This week, several state agencies will host a forum to share information...
Build more affordable homes, boost standards for private renters and help councils tackle rogue...
The chancellor should use next month’s emergency budget to build more affordable homes, improve standards for private renters and give councils more resources to tackle rogue landlords according to the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
