Morehead City’s mayor joins NC East Alliance Board of Directors
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) -Morehead City Mayor Jerry Jones has been selected to join the NC East Alliance Board of Directors. NC East Alliance is an economic development organization that works with local, state and national organizations to create new developments in the region. The group serves 29 counties in Eastern North Carolina. “I look […]
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In a dramatic 3-2 vote, the City Council moves Apopka into a new era of economic development | #citycouncil
By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor It took over six years, four election cycles, a couple of presentations, and a late-night City Council meeting, but Apopka finally took the first step in creating an economic development department. But even as the votes were counted, the result was held in limbo for what seemed like an eternity. “All […]
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Pullman city council talks 2023 legislative priorities | Local | #citycouncil
The Pullman City council’s top priority for this year’s session is continuing economic developments through the downtown revitalization. Councilors held a workshop during their regular Tuesday meeting to discuss legislative goals during its 2023 session. Out of many items the city could request, the council narrowed down priorities to those they felt directly affected community […]
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Becker’s presentation for an Economic Development Department highlights today’s City Council meeting | #citycouncil
By Reggie Connell, Managing Editor Commissioner Kyle Becker will highlight the agenda at tonight’s Apopka City Council meeting, and he means business. Becker will present his plan for an economic development department and why it would be beneficial for Apopka. Becker took the first step to get this presentation on the agenda at the December 7th […]
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Weckerly joins City Council race | Western Colorado | #citycouncil
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Aiken City Council could give Sleep Number, townhome rentals, car wash final OK | Local News | #citycouncil
The last scheduled Aiken City Council meeting of 2022 could feature the final approvals for the construction of a Sleep Number store on Whiskey Road, a market-rate townhome rental community near Rutland Drive and Laurens Street and a Tidal Wave Auto Spa on Silver Bluff Road. On the agenda for the 7 p.m. Monday meeting […]
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Republican, Democratic legislators back Jobs Act economic incentives cap increase, extension | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Members of the Joint Legislative Study Commission on Economic Development Incentives recommended at a meeting Monday that the Legislature consider increasing the $350 million cap on Alabama Jobs Act economic development incentives and extending the law’s sunset date for another five years until July 30, 2028. Economic development incentives range from tax breaks or direct […]
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Willmar City Council approves 2023 budget for Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar EDC – West Central Tribune | #citycouncil
WILLMAR — The Willmar City Council has approved the 2023 Kandiyohi County and City of Willmar Economic Development Commission budget of $695,865, which is a 6.4% decrease from the 2022 budget of $743,475. EDC Executive Director Aaron Backman informed the council on Oct. 3 that the EDC Joint Powers Board approved the budget at its […]
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New Braunfels CIty Council to mull contract between NBEDC, Chamber | Community Alert | #citycouncil
Monday’s New Braunfels City Council agenda includes consideration of a $1.8 million three-year professional services agreement between the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation and the Greater New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce for an economic development program. The Chamber maintains a professional services agreement with the New Braunfels Economic Development Corporation to undertake specific economic development […]
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Zhang part of ballot integrity research supported through $1.2 million NSF grant – News | #elections | #alabama
Zhang’s NSF grant will help develop technology to make hand-marked paper ballot scanning more secure and efficient. Chengcui Zhang, Ph.D., Photography: Bruce SoutherlandChengcui Zhang, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been awarded a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Secure and Trustworthy […]
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