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workforce

AL: Tuscaloosa-Area Organizations Launch 'Anchor Tuscaloosa' Student Retention Program

Fuel Alabama, a program of Innovate Alabama and EDPA, in partnership with the Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority, The Chamber of Commerc...

business

SC: South Carolina Commerce Dept. Awarded Federal Grant to Support Small Business Exporters

The South Carolina Department of Commerce has been awarded a State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (S...

nuclear energy

Amazon Signs Agreements for Innovative Nuclear Energy Projects to Address Energy Demands

Amazon has signed three new agreements to support the development of nuclear energy projects—including enabling the construction of several new Small ...

nuclear energy

TN: Tennessee Tech University to Receive State Funding for Nuclear Education

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter announced that Tennessee Tech Un...

cybercrime

Cybercrime is Rising, But the Cybersecurity Market is Slowing Down, According to New Data

Although companies and organizations worldwide are putting maximum effort into preventing cyber attacks, the global cybercrime cost remains gigantic c...

clean energy

NJ: NJEDA Board Approves Garden State C-PACE Program, Adding to Suite of Clean Energy Programs

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board recently approved the creation of the Garden State Commercial Property Assessed Clean Ener...

manufacturing

Econ Activity in Manufacturing Sector Contracted in September for Sixth Straight Month, says Report

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in September for the sixth consecutive month and the 22nd time in the last 23 months, say the...

development

SBA Awards $9M in Grants to 49 Orgs for Access to Development Funding and Innovative Research

Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s mo...

retail

Amazon Says It Will Add 250,000 Seasonal Employees in U.S. for 2024 Holiday Season

Amazon is planning to hire 250,000 seasonal employees in the U.S. during the 2024 holiday season, matching its 2023 target for the season. The seasona...

technology

Administration to Invest up to $100M for R&D and AI Technologies for Sustainable Semiconductor Materials

The U.S. Department of Commerce recentlyi issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to announce an open competition demonstrating how AI can assist in developin...