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Disabilities Employment Advisory Panel to Meet

The next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities will be open to the public and take place by webinar on Aug. 29, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET. The Committee will meet to confirm consensus on the Final Report. Members...

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‘Legacy Cities’ Conference Slated for September

The American Assembly at Columbia University and the Legacy Cities Partnership are sponsoring a conference next month titled Neighborhoods in America's Legacy Cities: A Dialogue in Detroit. This conference will bring together preservationists, policymakers, planners, developers, and allies in...

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SBA, Agility Recovery to Host Webinar on Business Continuity Planning

If you’re the owner/operator of a small business, you’re especially vulnerable to losses resulting from natural disasters, cyber attacks, and -- on a smaller scale -- structural failures like the unreliable sprinkler system that could possibly destroy your inventory and equipment. And that’s why you need to have in place a business continuity plan.

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Durham Hosts America’s Best Communities Summit

Fifteen rural communities from throughout the United States will descend on Durham, NC on Wednesday (April 27) for the America’s Best Communities Summit. At the Summit, communities will pitch revitalization plans “Shark Tank-style” to convince a panel of judges that they should advance to the finals of the “America’s Best Communities” (ABC) competition, a $10 million initiative to revitalize small towns across rural America.

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Healthy Homes Conference Set for June 13-16 in San Antonio

“The State of Big Ideas: Moving Environmental Health Outside the Box” will include sessions on emerging issues such as Zika virus, preserving affordable housing through healthy home repairs, marijuana, climate change, the Flint, Michigan water crisis and more.

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GSA Summit on Emerging Digital Technology Set for March 18

The agency promises it will be “a day of sharing what we’re doing to build effective digital solutions, listening to perspectives on the challenges of doing business with government, and offering training on how to sell to and buy from the federal government.”

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2016 International Builders’ Show Attracts 110,000

More than 110,000 building industry representatives packed the 2016 combined International Builders’ Show, Design & Construction Week in Las Vegas. It was an 8% increase from the 2015 extravaganza with a total of 59,687 attending the IBS portion of the show.

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Harvard Kennedy School Scholarships for Community Execs Available

Officials at the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) announce that Strategic Partners eCivis and The Ferguson Group will underwrite two tuition scholarships to the Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executives in State and Local Government program.

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Geothermal Leaders to Convene in Washington, DC for Showcase

So far, in addition to participants from across the United States, representatives from 20 countries have signed up for what is to be a prime geothermal gathering of 2016 -- the United Kingdom, Burundi, Indonesia, Italy, Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Mexico, Qatar, Nairobi, Japan, Philippines, Fiji, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu.

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Terwilliger Center’s Housing Awards Nomination Process Open

Are you engaged in award-worthy efforts to expand affordable and workforce housing options in your community? The application and nomination process is open for the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center for Housing's annual awards.

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