Articles by: Deborah Cox
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Upcoming NADO Conferences & Events: 2012-2013
March 19 – 21, 2012 NADO Washington Policy Conference Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington, Virginia 703.920.3230 Room rate: $240 single/double April 24 – 26, 2012 Economic Development Finance Service Annual Conference Hilton Burlington Hotel, Burlington, Vermont 800.445.8667 Room rate: $129 single/double...
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APA and HUD Accepting Applications for Excellence in Community Planning Award
The American Planning Association (APA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are now accepting nominations for the HUD Secretary’s Opportunity and Empowerment Award. The award honors excellence in community planning that has led to measurable benefits...
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FEMA Accepting Applications for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
FEMA Accepting Applications for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is accepting applications for $404 million in FY2011 funds for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG). The AFG...
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EPA and USDA Announce New Partnership to Address Rural Water and Wastewater Systems
On August 8, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a national partnership to improve rural drinking water and wastewater systems. Water and sewage treatment facilities across the U.S. face challenges due to...
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New White House Report on Jobs and Economic Security for Rural America
With the recent establishment of the White House Rural Council, led by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, President Obama has committed the Administration to improving the economic security of rural America. In a new White House report, “Jobs and...
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East Tennessee Development District Hosts White House Business Council Roundtable
On August 4, the White House Business Council and Terry Bobrowski, NADO board member and Executive Director of the East Tennessee Development District, hosted the Morristown Business Roundtable, in Morristown, TN. The roundtable featured Earl Gohl, Federal Co-Chair of the...
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New Report on Delta Regional Authority Impact
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS) recently released a new report, Impacts of Regional Approaches to Rural Development: Initial Evidence on the Delta Regional Authority. The report compares non-metro counties covered by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA),...
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Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction Named
Created as part of the debt ceiling law (PL 112-25), the 12-member, bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, also called the “Super Committee,” has broad authority to find as much as $1.5 billion in savings by Nov. 23 that...
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NADO Board Officer Steve Etcher Testifies on Federal Economic Development Issues
Washington, DC – On July 27, NADO Secretary Steve Etcher, Executive Director of the Boonslick Regional Planning Commission in Warrenton, Missouri, testified before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, on the...
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Senator Merkley Leads Letter to Support EDA Funding in FY2012
On June 17, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led a letter to Senate appropriators expressing strong support for the Economic Development Administration (EDA) and requesting funding for EDA in the FY2012 appropriations process. Other Senators that signed the letter included Sen....