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.
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.
HUD releases info for Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants 15th October 2008 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the regulations for applying for grants for redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, 2008
Campaign donations 1st October 2008 In late August, the Sacramento, Calif.-based Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to overturn Humboldt County, Calif.’s 2006
Under pressure 1st October 2008 Tumultuous global financial markets over the past year have wreaked havoc on public entities, decimating the financial status and reputations of many
Dissolving the bond 1st October 2008 If love makes the world go round, then a lack of credit can stop it on a dime. Private loans to local and state governments are drying up faster than
New York mayor warns of financial woes to come 18th September 2008 During his delivery of the Leslie Whittington Memorial Lecture at Georgetown University in Washington, New York’s billionaire Mayor Michael Bloomberg
The green standard 1st September 2008 Increasing numbers of environmentally friendly products are available from office supplies to furniture, and technology products to lab supplies and government
Spare a dime? 1st September 2008 San Francisco, Denver, Baltimore and several other cities have installed homeless meters on their downtown sidewalks to discourage residents from giving
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020