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technology

KS: Gov. Kelly Announces Kansas Moving Forward with $451.7M High-Speed Internet Deployment Plan

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced federal approval of the state’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Volume 2, providing a...

business

Employee Volunteerism in the Workplace is on Rise, According to Survey Data from 149 Major Companies

During National Volunteer Week last week, the Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP), the nation’s leading advocate for corporate s...

logistics

TX: Port Houston Surpasses 1M TEU Mark in First Quarter; Container Volumes up 15% year-to-date

Container volumes at Port Houston have skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2024. From January to March, Port Houston handled 1,069,917 twenty-foot equ...

retail

Convenience Store Sales Hit $860 Billion

Convenience stores saw record sales in stores in 2023, according to newly released data from the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). To...

ports

AAPA, ABS Release Port Decarbonization Report

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) released a significant industry report titled, "Port Decarbonization Survey: Trends and Lessons Le...

fuels

CN: Renewable Fuels Project in Canada Begins Production

A Fluor Corporation project reached a major milestone recently with the production startup of the Braya Renewable Fuels facility in Come by Chance, Ne...

tech

KS: Governor Kelly Announces More than $8 Million to be Invested in Digital Opportunities

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced that Kansas is receiving $8.2 million to begin implementing the Kansas Digital Equity (DE) Plan, which recently rece...

business

LA:  Louisiana Econ Development Honors 10 Companies as 2024 Louisiana Growth Leaders

Louisiana Economic Development honored 10 companies as Louisiana Growth Leaders at the 2024 Spotlight Louisiana event recently at the Hilton Capitol C...

business

LA: LED Awards Shreveport Foundation $300,000 to Attract Health-Focused Start-Ups to NW Louisiana

Backed by state programs that empower research and innovation, bioscience startups and established institutions are powering Louisiana's emergence as ...

infrastructure

$830 Million in Grants to Make Transportation Infrastructure More Resilient to Climate Change

The Biden-Harris Administration announced nearly $830 million in grant awards for 80 projects nationwide that will help states and local communities s...