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business

KS: Governor Congratulates Recipients of Annual Minority and Women Business Awards

Minority- and woman-owned businesses were honored recently as part of Kansas Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week. The Kansas Department of Comm...

workforce

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Receives $1.65M to Help Employers Find Qualified Workers

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation recently announced the launch of a new workforce initiative, JobSIDE, or Job Skills for In-Demand Employment, ...

life sciences

OH: BioOhio Relaunches as Ohio Life Sciences (OLS), a New Brand and Reorganization

BioOhio, at an Ohio Statehouse event with Chairmen of the Senate and House Health Committees State Senator Steve Huffman and State Representative Scot...

logistics

Amazon Uses 1,000+ Electric Vans to Deliver to Consumers in More Than 100 U.S. Cities

Amazon is utilizing more than 1,000 electric vehicles to deliver online purchases to more than 100 U.S. cities, reaching a goal it set in July. The el...

agriculture

North American Combine Harvester Sales Show Double-Digit Gains in October, Says AEM

Combine harvester sales report double-digit gains in October for both the U.S. and Canadian markets, while total tractors fell in both countries accor...

office

TX: Sugar Land Launches Competitive Incentive Program to Retain Business Headquarters

The City of Sugar Land, Texas, recently announced a new incentive program, approving a resolution to adopt a policy granting an economic development i...

offshore energy

Administration Announces First-Ever Offshore Wind Lease Sale in the Pacific

In a new development in the pursuit of a clean energy future, the Department of the Interior recently announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Manage...

workforce

AmeriCorps Seeks Proposals to Support Older Americans Workforce Development

AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, released today a notice of federal funding availability for the AmeriCorps Senio...

manufacturing

IL: 10th Annual ASSEMBLY Show Attracts Thousands for Product Sourcing, Education, Networking

The 10th Anniversary of The ASSEMBLY Show provided manufacturing professionals with everything needed to adapt to new challenges, expand into new mark...

plastics

Report: Worldwide Plastic Recycling to Grow to 263 Million Metric Tons by 2030

Worldwide Plastic Recycling Industry to 2030: North America Followed Closely by APAC are Expected to be the Largest Generators and Recyclers of Plasti...