Articles by: NADO Admin
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NADO Joins Coalition Partners Urging Congress to Pass a Comprehensive Farm Bill
On August 30, as part of the Campaign for Renewed Rural Development (http://www NULL.ruralcampaign NULL.org/), NADO joined 44 other organizations to urge House and Senate Agriculture Committee leadership to push for a comprehensive, five-year farm bill (rather than a short-term...
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White House Releases $473 Million in Unspent Transportation Funds
On August 17, the White House announced that it will distribute $473 million in funds associated with unspent earmark projects from fiscal years 2003—2006. State departments of transportation will now have the ability to use unspent earmarked highway funds on...
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EDA Unveils Online Tool to Help Economic Developers Optimize Investments
On August 31, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), in partnership with Portland State University (OR), announced a new online tool to help weigh benefits of economic development projects using the Triple Bottom Line (TBL) model. The new TBL Tool...
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Campaign to Invest in America’s Workforce to Hold Free Webinar on Workforce Programs (September 5)
On September 5 at 2:00 p.m. EST, the Campaign to Invest in America’s Workforce will hold a free webinar to discuss the current legislative and political situation impacting workforce development professionals and programs. NADO is a member of the Campaign...
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Update on Sequestration
NADO Webinar on Sequestration (http://vimeo NULL.com/47607198) from NADO (http://vimeo NULL.com/nado) on Vimeo (http://vimeo NULL.com). When President Obama signed the Budget Control Act (BCA) (P.L. 112-25) in August 2011, ending a Congressional standoff over increasing the debt limit, the January 2,...
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House Passes a Disaster Aid Bill
On August 2, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a stand-alone disaster aid bill (H.R. 6233) by a vote of 223-197, which would provide $383 million in assistance to farmers and ranchers across the country affected by drought, wildfires, and...
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White House Proposes Creation of National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
The White House introduced a new proposal for FY2013 to create a National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) to help accelerate innovation by investing in industrially relevant manufacturing technologies with broad applications, and to support manufacturing technology commercialization by bridging...
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Postal Service Legislative Update
On August 1, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) officially defaulted on a $5.5 billion dollar payment to the U.S. Department of Treasury toward retiree health benefits. The USPS stated the default will not have any immediate effects on the service’s...
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House Leaders Pull One-Year Farm Bill Extension from Agenda
After planning to move a one-year farm bill extension this week that also included drought aid, House Republican leaders changed course and pulled the bill from the floor schedule, signaling that they did not have the 218 votes needed to...
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NADO Hosts Webinar with Bipartisan Policy Center on Sequestration
NADO Webinar on Sequestration (http://vimeo NULL.com/47607198) from NADO (http://vimeo NULL.com/nado) on Vimeo (http://vimeo NULL.com). Click here... to view the Power Point slides On August 13, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), in partnership with the Bipartisan Policy Center (http://bipartisanpolicy