WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46683) on Feb. 12, 2021, entitled "Federal Resources for State and Local Economic Development" by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn: SUMMARY Congress has authorized over 130 economic development programs administered by over 20 departments and agencies. These programs support efforts to improve job opportunities, tax bases, individual or community wealth, and quality of life measures;  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46683) on Feb. 12, 2021, entitled "Federal Resources for State and Local Economic Development": (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Common Strategies Supported by Federal Economic Development Programs Infrastructure, workforce development, and business assistance activities are frequent components of many state and local economic development plans. They also constitute distinct policy domains of their own, an  more

FAIRMONT, West Virginia, Feb. 17 -- Fairmont State University issued the following news story: Diversified Gas & Oil Co., the Birmingham, AL, company whose chief executive officer and co-founder is Fairmont State University graduate and Board of Governors member Rusty Hutson Jr., has committed an additional $50,000 in scholarships over five years to Fairmont State students. "Diversified Gas & Oil strongly believes in supporting students who attend colleges in our operating areas and that are s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Journal of Rural Mental Health, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features topics on improving or accessing care in rural environments, issues faced by underserved populations and disparities in mental health care from the National Association for Rural Mental Health, published research articles on the following topics in its January 2021 edition: Articles: * Rural mental health care during a global health pandemic: Addressing and supporting the rapid transition   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 19 (TNSGra) -- Mercer University issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2021: Macon will once again have a symphony orchestra, thanks to a five-year, $300,000 Peyton Anderson Foundation grant that will fund a collaboration between the world-renowned Robert McDuffie Center for Strings in Mercer University's Townsend School of Music and musicians from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. The announcement was made today by Mercer President William D. Underwood at Macon's historic   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (TNSPer) -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news on Feb. 16: The National Audubon Society announced a strategic merger between two storied state programs - Audubon Pennsylvania and Audubon Maryland-DC, introducing the Audubon Mid-Atlantic regional office. Suzanne Biemiller has been named the new executive director of the new regional office. Biemiller joins Audubon after founding the policy-focused consulting firm, Highland Strategies, and a notable tenure in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 07-RD-270911) by Region 7 Director Terry Morgan: EMERGENT HEALTH PARTNERS, Employer and EMILY A. KIDD, an Individual, Petitioner and INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EMTS AND PARAMEDICS (IAEP), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (NAGE), SEIU LOCAL 5000, Union DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION On a petition duly filed under Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act ("Act"), a hearing  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: Seeking to accelerate land conservation in the eastern U.S. to counter climate change and its impacts, the Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced the launch of its $18 million Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund (ALPF). This first-of-its-kind fund is aimed specifically at protecting some of the nation's most biologically rich and climate-resilient landscapes. The initiative aligns with the B  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2021: Seeking to accelerate land conservation in the eastern U.S. to counter climate change and its impacts, the Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced the launch of its $18 million Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund (ALPF), which will focus, in part, on protecting key forested sections of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. This first-of-its-kind fund is aimed specifically at protecting some of t  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- The Open Space Institute issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: Seeking to accelerate land conservation along the Appalachian Mountains to counter climate change and its impacts, the Open Space Institute (OSI) today announced the launch of its $18 million Appalachian Landscapes Protection Fund (ALPF), which will focus, in part, on protecting key sections of Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. The ALPF, initially capitalized with $5.25 million in the tristate area,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2021: U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today announced the following Republican staff hires for the committee: Lauren Baker will serve as professional staff for the committee and will be responsible for surface transportation inf  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: A NETL-supported project at the University of Kentucky (UK) successfully conducted pilot-scale testing in their facility that was designed to extract mixed rare earth elements from coal and coal by-products using advanced extraction technologies, achieving production of mixed rare earth oxide (MREO) concentrates of up to 98% purity and exceeding original project   more

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, Feb. 16 -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: A collaborative project to identify ways to improve sustainability of nitrogen management in food, water, and energy systems in China and the United States has received funding from the United States and China's National Science Foundation. This research will help further understand and analyze the interconnectedness of these life sustaining systems and help future poli  more