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The North Carolina Biotechnology Center (http://www.ncbiotech.org ) is a non-profit corporation funded by the N.C. General Assembly. Its mission is to ensure that the state gains long-term economic benefits from development of the biotechnology industry. The Center works toward five goals: assist biotechnology business development; strengthen the biotechnology capabilities of the state's universities; educate the public about biotechnology; encourage collaborations among the state's universities, industry and government; and strengthen the state's leadership in biotechnology.
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"The North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA) is delighted to be a partner in BB&T's ongoing education of this state's growing Hispanic population," said Meredith Nicholson, who chairs the NCBA's Hispanic/Latino Lawyers Committee. "Our committee feels strongly that education is the key to integrating North Carolina's immigrant community."
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The Washington Times has an update on the N Virginia housing bubble. “Buyers and sellers in Northern Virginia found themselves in a time warp at the end of 2005. At the beginning of last year, the Northern Virginia communities of Fairfax County, Arlington County and the city of Alexandria were the hottest markets in the region. But by the end of the year, it was suddenly 1998 again.”
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The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered HSAC Acquisition Corporation up to $855,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $30,000 in training grants based on the company’s job creation plans. The state will ... provide the City of Fort Wayne with a grant of up to $75,000 to assist in off-site infrastructure improvements needed for the project. The city, through the Fort Wayne-Allen County Economic Development Alliance, will provide the company with property tax abatement and a $100,000 performance-based grant to help offset the cost of reconfiguring the building. WorkOne Northeast will assist the company recruit, screen and train candidates for the new jobs.
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In 1940, New York City bought the BMT and IRT and united them with its own IND subway line. Looking to expand, the city purchased the N.Y.W. & B. tracks for $1.7 million, a bargain, and moved to convert the tracks for subway use. Two of the four tracks were ripped up, BMT signals installed and the line became a shuttle service from 1941 to 1957, when the tracks were connected to the IRT north of the East 180th Street Station. There was finally a one-seat subway ride from the North Bronx to Manhattan!
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The Golden LEAF Foundation was established in 1999 and administers half of the money received by the State of North Carolina from its settlement with cigarette manufacturers. Since its inception, it has made 256 grants totaling $102,020,646.41 to non-profit organizations and government entities throughout North Carolina to help communities make the transition from a tobacco- dependent economy and create new job opportunities in economically distressed areas. Grant application forms are available on the Foundation's Web site goldenleaf.org or by calling 888.684.8404. The deadline for the next annual grant cycle is August 1, 2004.
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