CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard)
• Agency awards grants for company improvements, job retention Staff reports Directors of Empire State Development, the state's economic development arm, Thursday approved grants to companies in central and northern New York.
Breakdown of House Committees: Increased Majority Gives Democrats a Clearer Path to Enactment of Agenda (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
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Shower power (The Times of India)
The trouble with being the Eternal Snows is just that: by virtue of their eternalness, they've seen it all. I hadn't seen the snows of the Himalayas, that hang like the frozen breath of time over Kathmandu valley, for over five years.
‘What is the story behind the origin of the Santa Barbara Foundation?’ (Santa Barbara Independent)
For 80 years, the Santa Barbara Foundation has served the community through an ever-growing program of grants and loans supporting a wide range of institutions.
Scientists honored for contributions to cancer fight (EurekAlert!)
( Albert Einstein College of Medicine ) The American Cancer Society -- the nation's leading voluntary health organization and largest non-governmental funder of cancer research and discovery -- will present its highest honor, the Medal of Honor, to four Americans who have made outstanding contributions to the fight against cancer.
Chamber receives grant and holds board elections (Eastex Advocate)
The Coldspring San Jacinto County Chamber of Commerce has joined the Go Texan Rural Community Program. The Go Texan program is an inititative run by the Texas Department of Agriculture and is designed to help market rural communities.