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The National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) offers tools and resources to help regional development organizations stay current on legislative and policy action in Washington, DC and become informed active advocates on behalf of their local communities.
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EPA Offers Free Technical Assistance on Smart Growth Approaches
On September 20, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities program will be offering free technical assistance to communities interested in implementing smart growth approaches. The program provides quick, targeted technical assistance using...
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FTA Schedules Environmental Justice Webinar
On Thursday, October 11, 1 – 3 p.m. EST, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) will hold the webinar “Environmental Justice: What does it mean?” To register for the webinar, go to: http://ftaenvironmentaljustice.eventbrite.com/ (http://ftaenvironmentaljustice NULL.eventbrite NULL.com/). For...
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OMB Directs Federal Agencies to Continue Normal Spending Despite Upcoming Sequester
On September 28, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo to all federal agencies... directing them to plan for spending in FY2013 as if Congress will prevent or postpone the automatic, across-the-board cuts to federal
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President Obama Signs Six-Month Continuing Resolution into Law
On September 28, President Obama signed into law a six-month Continuing Resolution or “CR” (H. J. Res. 117), which will fund the federal government for the first half of fiscal year 2013—from October 1, 2012 through March 27, 2013. The...
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The Rise of the Greek Yogurt Industry in Central New York
If 'location, location, location' is the mantra of real estate, 'location, transportation, and logistics' is the driving force in economic development, and that is evident in the meteoric increase in Greek yogurt production shaping central New York's economy.
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FHWA Issues Interim Guidance Documents for MAP-21 and Schedules Stakeholder Webinars
On September 25, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) released interim guidance documents (http://www NULL.fhwa NULL.dot NULL.gov/map21/guidance/index NULL.cfm) as well as Questions and Answers (http://www NULL.fhwa NULL.dot NULL.gov/map21/qandas/index NULL.cfm) regarding implementation of the new MAP-21 transportation law. ...
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Webinar: Addressing Environmental Justice in Transportation Planning Practice
Free webinar on USDOT, FHWA, and FTA's new environmental justice guidance will occur Sept. 20, 2012, 2 - 3:30 ET. 1.5 AICP CM legal credits may be avaialble.
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NADO Partners with NACo to Host White House Forum on Economic Development
On September 19, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) hosted a White House forum, “Building Blocks for Economic Development and Job Growth.” Representatives from NADO and NACo traveled to Washington, D.C. from...
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Legislation Introduced in Senate to Reauthorize Older Americans Act
On September 19, Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, introduced legislation (S. 3562) to reauthorize the Older Americans Act, a bill that directs social service programs for seniors....
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Congressional Leaders Agree on Time Frame for Farm Bill Action
The current farm bill law (P.L. 110-246) governing the nation’s farm and food aid policy will now expire at the end of this month, as congressional leaders decide to postpone a fight over how to reauthorize those programs until after...