September 4, 2008

THE SOCIAL INVESTMENT FORUM ADDS RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATIONS STAFF TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GROWING SRI INDUSTRY

By: Social Investment Forum

The Social Investment Forum (SIF) : WASHINGTON, D.C.- The Social Investment Forum (SIF), the national membership association for the socially and environmentally responsible investment industry, today announced the expansion of...

September 3, 2008

San Diego Hosts High-Speed Train Meeting; Officials Praise Plans To Bring High-Speed Trains To San Diego With Local Collaboration; Planners Discuss Transportation To The Airport

By: Business Wire

San Diego-area officials today told the California High-Speed Rail Authority they expect a broad range of environmental and economic benefits if voters approve Proposition 1A, the plan on the November ballot to build a...

September 3, 2008

For Town, Storm Is More Pause Than Setback; Post-Katrina Rebuilding To Resume

By: USA TODAY
Larry Copeland

WAVELAND, Miss. -- This beach town, nearly leveled three years ago by Hurricane Katrina, was just putting itself back together when Hurricane Gustav forced residents to flee again.

The Labor Day storm knocked out power,...

September 1, 2008

MAYOR BLOOMBERG AND SMALL BUSINESS SERVICES COMMISSIONER WALSH CUT RIBBON ON RECENTLY-RENOVATED FLATBUSH CATON MARKET NEW MARKET WEBSITE WILL SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES AND HELP THEM GROW THEIR CUSTOMER BASE

By: States News Service
States News Service

The following information was released by Mayor Michael Bloomberg:

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Robert Walsh today cut the ribbon on the recently renovated Flatbush Caton Market in...

August 28, 2008

Federal Home Loan Bank Of San Francisco Awards $500,000 In Predevelopment Grants For Arizona, California, And Nevada

By: Business Wire

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco today announced $500,000 in 2008 Access to Housing and Economic Assistance for Development (AHEAD) Program grants. The awards will help 15 of the Bank's member financial institutions...

August 28, 2008

Chicago-Based IFF Selected To Receive Community Development Financial Institution Award; $1 Million Investment Will Help IFF Leverage At Least 10 Times As Much In Additional Funding And Bring Affordable Capital To Low-income Neighborhoods And Nonprofits In The Midwest

By: PR Newswire

CHICAGO, Aug. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Treasury Department's Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund announced that Chicago-based IFF is a recipient of a $1 million award, which will support IFF's...

August 28, 2008

Miss. Coast's Recovery Not Yet Complete; Post-Katrina Struggles Remain Despite Successes

By: USA TODAY
Chris Joyner

GULFPORT, Miss. -- Lemuel Anderson stood outside the state jobs center a few weeks before Hurricane Katrina's third anniversary and fretted.

"I'm in dire straits. I don't know where I'm getting my next meal," he said. "I'm just...

August 28, 2008

Green Growth; A Groundbreaking Bill Would Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions By Limiting Sprawl.

By: Los Angeles Times

The number of miles Californians drive is growing almost twice as fast as the state's population, as housing developments sprout farther and farther from commercial centers. Not only does this urban sprawl put upward pressure on...

August 28, 2008

US Department Of Transport: USDOT Awards $14.7 Million For Rural Roads Safety Rural Safety Innovation Program Funding Latest Tool In Effort To Safeguard Drivers

By: M2 PressWIRE

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RAYMOND, Miss. Fourteen states, three counties and two parishes competed for and will receive $14.7 million in Rural Safety Innovation Program (RSIP) funds to improve safety on rural roads, Deputy Secretary Thomas...

August 27, 2008

All Aboard? Not So Fast; High-speed Rail Fans Say Now's Time For Closer Look

By: USA TODAY
Larry Copeland

For decades, many American advocates of high-speed train travel have looked longingly at nations such as Japan, France and Germany, dreaming of a day when travelers in the USA would zip from city to city faster than they could...