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07/18/11 The City of Kingsport is pleased to announce that Lynn Tully has accepted the position of Planning & Community Development Director, filling the position left vacant when Alan Webb retired earlier this year after 27 years of service. She assumes the position on August 1
07/16/11 By TESS GRUBER NELSON Associate Editor Officials with the City of Shenandoah recently received $373,000 from the Iowa Department of Economic Development in Community Development Block Grant funding.
07/15/11 VONORE, Tenn. - Double-digit unemployment is still hitting many areas in East Tennessee, but the state is receiving "steady" inquiries from companies interested in locating here, Assistant Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Kingsley Brock said Thursday.
07/14/11 OTTAWA -- A $25,000 Community Development Block Grant to fund a portion of the $316,000 Pratt Street improvement project in Ottawa was approved by the Putnam County commissioners on Thursday.
07/14/11 The city council held a public meeting Monday afternoon to discuss the possibility of applying for a Community Development Block Grant to help pay for a sewer line extension.
07/14/11 Gov. Dave Heineman today announced that the community of Lyons has been awarded $205,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. The grant will help Brehmer Manufacturing, Inc., expand its operations and result in eight new full-time positions.
07/13/11 Defying long odds in a time when funds available for Community Development Block Grants are limited, Millvale council decided to apply for more than $124,000 to pay for several would-be projects in the borough.
07/13/11 Keokuk and Montrose are among 86 Iowa communities that have the opportunity to share in $28.2 million from the Iowa Department of Economic Development through the Community Development Block Grant.
07/12/11 Muskegon County must carefully consider who it hires for the newly revamped county Community Development director job. It is a key position, particularly in the area of tourism promotion. The Community Development director will oversee Convention and Visitor's Bureau operations.
07/12/11 OTTAWA -- The Putnam County commissioners have approved an application for a $135,000 Community Development Block Grant through the state Department of Development.
07/12/11 Benton Habitat for Humanity has received a $90,000 grant from the Habitat for Humanity International - its share of a $5 million grant awarded to 30 affiliates under the federal office of Housing and Urban Development's Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Program.
07/11/11 U.S. Housing and Urban Development New England Regional Administrator Barbara Fields last month announced that Connecticut will receive more than $1.5 million to support community development and produce more affordable housing in Greenwich and West Haven. Greenwich will receive $862,196 in a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The other $669,865 will go to West Haven. The Fiscal Year 2011 ...
07/09/11 Community bank named a top performer Community Development Bank of Ogema and Hancock, Minn., has been named a top performer among its peers nationwide in a study published recently in the ABA Banking Journal.
07/08/11 Thirteen local communities are among 41 sharing in $28 million in Community Development Block Grant money given to support infrastructure projects, business development and housing rehabilitation.
07/07/11 Approving the reallocation of $13,000 in funding for the Pagosa Springs Community Development Corporation to be used for geothermal research, the Pagosa Springs Town Council signaled its support for research that could determine the extent of geothermal resources in the area.
07/07/11 Marlborough will receive $900,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding.
07/06/11 n Fees were waived on city building rentals for city employees, sometimes for personal events. n Cash receipts were not deposited. n The former director of the Office of Community Development was paid for his municipal position while he was out of town for housing authority conferences.
07/06/11 La Grange, CA-- Next week the Southern Tuolumne County Planning Commission will decide whether to allow a building to be converted into a charter school. Tuolumne County Community Development
07/06/11 The city of Pickerington will use a $32,000 Community Development Block Grant to install curb ramps this year in the Pickerington Hills subdivision.
07/05/11 The City Council voted to reduce the allocations of Community Development Block Grants to more than a half dozen city agencies Tuesday, all of them in the public and social service sector.
06/29/11 GUILFORD -- A proposed affordable housing project for the village of Algiers got a big boost Tuesday when the latest round of Community Development Grants was handed out. | 
