Jersey City voters have the opportunity to make history this election by approving a non-binding referendum on adding a small levy to property tax bills for a dedicated Arts and Culture Trust Fund. Similar to dedicated parks funds in Jersey City and other municipalities, the new fund would be the […]
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Garden City’s annual Halloween party at the zoo — canceled. A gala celebration at Hutchinson’s Cosmosphere — canceled. Topeka’s Fiesta Mexicana — also canceled. Week after week, from the northeast tip of Kansas to its southwest toe, museums, zoos, churches, and community groups have had to nix their plans to […]
Legion Lake Park on Dulaney Street is slated for some improvements in 2021 after the Mississippi Legislature appropriated $150,000 for park upgrades. The appropriation request was made by the Chickasaw Development Foundation (CDF) during the 2020 session. CDF director, Sean Johnson, added the park improvements to the request after Houston […]
× With once-promising growth situations turned distressed, exits delayed, and IPOs shelved, some private equity CFOs and companies find themselves mismatched―and looking to make a change in a largely virtual recruiting market. For many private equity (PE) firms, the economic upheaval caused by the COVID-19 crisis has required a new […]
After a public hearing and three public breakout sessions – and with surveys seeking community input still being done – the state Department of Environmental Protection has a lot to consider as it continues working on the restoration plan for Liberty State Park’s “interior.’’ A number of positives have come […]
× At Southwest Airlines, business leaders have chosen to view COVID-19 as not just a challenge but also an opportunity. For IT, that has meant forging ahead with transformational projects even while supporting the sudden pivot to remote work, according to CIO Kathleen Wayton. It would be difficult to imagine […]
× The hospitality giant has responded to COVID-19 through the prism of its core beliefs, which begin with taking care of its people. While the economic devastation COVID-19 has wrought on the hospitality industry is well-documented, its impact extends far beyond any hotel’s front doors. “What many people don’t realize […]
WICHITA — In just a week, thousands of college students in Kansas will board planes and hop into cars, daydreaming of sweet potatoes and turkey legs. Most of those students won’t return to campus for the rest of the semester. To cut the risk of spreading the coronavirus, the majority […]
× With many stakeholders questioning their social contract with government and corporate institutions, how can leaders invest in, rebuild, and renew trust in these relationships? For many business leaders, 2020 has been defined by the global pandemic. Yet our challenges as leaders won’t end with a COVID-19 vaccine. Underlying societal […]
× With many stakeholders questioning their social contract with government and corporate institutions, how can leaders invest in, rebuild, and renew trust in these relationships? For many business leaders, 2020 has been defined by the global pandemic. Yet our challenges as leaders won’t end with a COVID-19 vaccine. Underlying societal […]
× With many stakeholders questioning their social contract with government and corporate institutions, how can leaders invest in, rebuild, and renew trust in these relationships? For many business leaders, 2020 has been defined by the global pandemic. Yet our challenges as leaders won’t end with a COVID-19 vaccine. Underlying societal […]
Richard Chenoweth, owner of Scranton’s in Pascagoula For the Mississippi restaurant industry, like those nationwide, the early shelter-in-place months of the Covid pandemic were costly and uncertain. Fortunately for them, Mississippians never really lost their taste for dining out, even if that meant burgers and fries. “Restaurant tax collections saw […]
Jersey City Council President Joyce Watterman hit the nail on the head during last week’s virtual public hearing on plans to restore and open 234 acres of Liberty State Park’s interior section. “You have a task before you,” she sympathetically told officials with the state Department of Environmental Protection, which […]