CT Group Seeks to Build Work Force With County
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By Soule, Alexander  After coming up short in its bid for $15 million in federal grants a year ago, The Workplace Inc. last week received a $5 million commitment from the U.S. Department of Labor to create new workforce development programs in Connecticut's Fairfield County.
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New Milford, Conn., is taking a proactive approach to slow residential development and preserve large tracts of  agricultural land.
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By Kathy Kellogg  Members of the new Brownfield Opportunity Area Steering Committee were asked Thursday night to become the force behind plans to attract cleanup funding and redevelopment suitors to 500 acres of dormant and contaminated industrial land in north Olean.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Dec. 16--COLORADO SPRINGS - A group trying to develop a vision for improving Fountain Creek took the first step Friday by agreeing to a structure to talk about the future.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Feb.
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By Carol L. MacCabe Daily Herald Correspondent  Richard and Dona Martin of Barrington have a heart for volunteering and for encouraging others to volunteer, too.
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Town officials are hoping the state can unearth $1.4 million to help bring sewers to the Medway 495 Business Park. Otherwise, they say, some 250 area jobs may be lost -- not to mention thousands of dollars in annual tax revenue.
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(Muncie) - Governor Joe Kernan announced a deal Friday that will lead to a new auto parts factory in Delaware County. Magna Drivetrain will create more than 300 jobs.
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By Mark Ginocchio And Doug Dalena, The Stamford Advocate, Conn.  Dec. 14--Millions of dollars worth of transportation, environmental and public safety projects in lower Fairfield County could lose federal funding if a congressional Democratic budget proposal is approved.
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By Lena Warmack, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 17--Developers with one of Catawba County's largest proposed residential developments are expected to seek rezoning on more than 2,000 acres this spring.
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By Jennifer Schanaberger Daily Herald Correspondent  Have questions about computers?  Whether you're a technology whiz, or just have an interest in computers and not sure how they work, a local computer club right here in Lake County has the answers.
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By Jacob Luecke, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo.  Dec. 9--A group of Boone County residents plan to lobby the Missouri General Assembly next year to legalize a new tax that could be used to safeguard farms from development.
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By Adam C. Hartmann, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Feb. 7--Two county committees on school district organization may need  more time before making a recommendation that could change the future of the  Yucaipa-Calimesa and Beaumont school districts.
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By Chelsea Phua, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Jun. 7--A new sign-posting ordinance will give Sacramento County  residents early notice of development projects proposed in their  neighborhoods, county officials said.
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By Sam Taylor, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Jun. 21--WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Whatcom County Executive Pete Kremen this week joined a team of officials representing the nation's counties to encourage national leaders to fully fund important issues facing counties.
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A new management team at the Small Business Administration is trying to turn the tide.
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By TONI-LYNN ROBBINS; OF THE NEWS STAFF  HERMON - The town has received a community planning grant to research extending public water and sewer into the village area.