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ports

Congress Passes Bill Granting $3B to Ports for Electrification Projects, President Expected to Sign

The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R.5376), the budget reconciliation bill that includes $3 billion ove...

business

NC: SMRP to Celebrate 30th Annual Conference to be held in Raleigh, N.C., October 17-20

Registration is open for the SMRP 30th Annual Conference, taking place in Raleigh, NC, October 17-20, 2022. Attendees will have the opportunity to lea...

quality of life

VA: City of Manassas Launches New Tourism Website, Looking to Boost Economic Development

The City of Manassas, Va., has launched its new Tourism website. Using the existing www.VisitManassas.org URL, the completely redesigned website shine...

jobs

U.S. Economy Adds 528,000 Jobs in July, as Unemployment Rate Edges Down to 3.5%

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 528,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics re...

business

IN: Indiana Leans Into Arts, Culture Through New Economic Development Tool

Indiana will soon begin investing in growing its creative industry, offering a new Film and Media Tax Credit for television, film, music or digital me...

production

GA: Film, TV Industry Spent a Chart-Topping $4.4 Billion in Production Expenditures in the State

The Georgia Film Office, a strategic office within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) charged with marketing and promoting the ind...

industrial park

IA: 1,641-Acre Mills Crossing Location Certified as Iowa’s Newest Mega Site in Western Iowa

Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Director Debi Durham recently joined officials from MidAmerican Energy and Mills Economic Development Found...

alternative energy

Solar and Storage Industry Commends Energy Dept. for Targeted Actions to Expand Community Solar

Sean Gallagher, vice president of state and regulatory affairs at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), comments on the administration’s eff...

business

LA: Louisiana Launches Third Annual American Academy of Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Business Growth

Sixteen Louisiana-based, growth-oriented companies are the third group of participants in the American Academy of Entrepreneurs, a program designed to...

business

Study Finds Nearly Half of Workers Only Receive Feedback on an Annual or Semi-Annual Basis

New research finds a disconnect between employees’ need for performance feedback and how much feedback they receive. About half of workers (48 percent...