Economic downturn stifles city budgets 1st November 2008 City budgets are shrinking in the shadow of the nation’s economic downturn, and a report released in September by the Washington-based National League
Municipal Leader of the Year: Come-back kid 1st November 2008 The tornado that flattened Greensburg, Kan., met its match in City Administrator Steve Hewitt. Determined not only to salvage his hometown, but to recreate a model of energy efficiency and sustainability, Hewitt never considered giving up.
City drops the puck for new hockey arena 1st November 2008 Last month, Ontario, Calif., celebrated the opening of its 225,000-square-foot sports and entertainment venue, Citizens Business Bank Arena, home to the ECHL hockey team, the Ontario Reign.
Postcards 1st November 2008 Pole position: The ladies of Adams Township, Pa., will have a chance to learn the ways of pole dancing, now that the Federal District Court has cleared
Homeless camps increase nationwide 1st November 2008 In January 2007, the nation’s sheltered and unsheltered homeless persons numbered 671,888, according to a report released in April by the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Love at first site 1st November 2008 Public-private partnerships are helping disenfranchised neighborhoods restore their beauty and attract a new generation of investors and residents.
Roll call 1st November 2008 MACTEC Engineering and Consulting’s Keith McGuinn promoted; Citrix Systems hires Doug Couto; Bob Fines names president and CEO of Truck Bodies and Equipment International; GeoEye hires Jeanine Montgomery; Recaptured Energy Technologies hires Jim Schofield; PBS&J names Robert Paulsen its president; David Maurstad hired by PBS&J; Robert Burton joins Venable
NLC letter urges Congress to increase Medicaid match and infrastructure investment funds 30th October 2008 The “Big 6” local government associations are asking Congress to include more support for local governments in its efforts to rescue the economy
Cleveland partners with private and other government agencies to reduce foreclosures 30th October 2008 Cleveland officials are teaming up with state and federal government agencies, along with private development companies and banks, to reduce the number of and damage from foreclosures in the city
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020