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Community Development News From Coast to Coast
   A quick roundup of development-related news from around the nation.
posted 5/17/13 05:38 AM  read complete story

Community Development News from Coast to Coast
   Featuring a quick roundup of development-related news from around the nation.
posted 5/10/13 11:09 AM  read complete story

Community Development News From Coast to Coast
   A qucik roundup of development news from around the nation.
posted 4/30/13 1:20 PM  read complete story

Indiana Law Links Workforce Development to School Curriculum
   A newly enacted law in Indiana are intended to enhance economic development outcomes through improved vocational training in high schools, linking business needs to job training.
posted 4/19/13 11:24 AM  read complete story

California Bill Pushes Affordable Housing, Job Creation
   Senate Bill 391 aims to create 29,000 jobs annually, most notably in the construction sector. The bill hopes to generate an estimated $500 million in state investment and leverage nearly $3 billion in additional investments throughout the state via public-private partnerships.
posted 3/27/13 03:02 AM  read complete story

Maine Proposes $11 Million Investment in Workforce Development
   Established at the beginning of the year, the Committee on Maine's Workforce and Economic Future is tasked with addressing the "job skills gap" in the state.
posted 3/19/13 5:19 PM  read complete story

WV Gov Pushes Brownfield Remediation, Economic Development
   West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) is pushing legislation that would create a public nonprofit corporation to identify and promote programs supporting environmental and brownfield remediation and economic development.
posted 3/8/13 11:29 AM  read complete story

State, Feds Invest in Affordable Housing in Massachusetts
   Massachusetts will invest $70 million in funding for affordable housing for 23 different developments spread across more than 20 communities.
posted 2/15/13 12:24 PM  read complete story

$1 Billion Loan Pool Created for Economic Development in Alabama
   A new $1 billion loan pool in Alabama will fund economic development activities, including promoting the growth of companies in the state, says Gov. Robert Bentley (R).
posted 2/15/13 12:07 PM  read complete story

VA Governor's 2013 Agenda Includes Jobs, Workforce Development
   Besides offering support to small business owners and entrepreneurs, the McDonnell legislation would establish a data system to improve connections between Virginia's education and workforce programs, and expand the role of the Virginia Workforce Council to more broadly address workforce development.
posted 1/18/13 09:09 AM  read complete story