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Suffolk NY
News
Officials Announce Plans To Bring National Offshore Wind Training Center To Suffolk County
State officials announced plans to bring a National Offshore Wind Training Center to Long Island. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the land transfer between New York State and Suffolk County for the center on Thursday, Oct. 20. "Next year, we'll all be back for the ribbon cutting," she said. "When we open next October, the training center will be housed in the future Brentwood Community Center. Finally, get that one finished. Let's get that done. It'll be a one-stop shop for training, development, and education in Brentwood." The governo…
Baltimore
News
Maryland Poised To Be First In America To Toss Longstanding Job Requirement For State Workers
Maryland will soon be the first in the nation to toss a longstanding requirement for those applying to state jobs. Governor Larry Hogan on Tuesday, March 15 announced the plan to formally remove the mandatory four-year college degree from thousands of state jobs. Through the program, labelled as “Skilled Through Alternative Routes” or STARs, the state will recruit and market these positions to eligible candidates. “Through these efforts we are launching today, we are ensuring that qualified, non-degree candidates are regularly being considered for these career-changing opportunities,” G…
Darien
Politics
Covid-
19: CT Unveils $1,000 Signing Bonus As Incentive To Get Back To Work
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont is offering extra incentives to get residents back to work after suffering through long-term unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lamont announced a new “Back To Work CT Program,” which will provide a one-time $1,000 bonus payment to 10,000 long-term unemployed people living in Connecticut to encourage them to get new jobs. According to Lamont, “the program is designed to encourage long-term unemployed individuals to find work.” “Although Connecticut’s economy added 17,000 jobs in the first quarter of 2021 and the pace of the recovery is accelerating as …
Nassau
Business
Covid-
19: Here's How Much More Target Will Be Permanently Paying Workers
Target is planning to permanently offer employees an increased hourly wage and additional benefits in appreciation of their work during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The company announced this week that as of July 5, starting hourly wages will be bumped to $15, and employees will also receive a one-time $200 “recognition bonus” for both full and part-type associates that worked during the outbreak. Brian Cornell, Chairman, and CEO of Target made note that the $15 starting wage is 25 percent higher than the industry average nationwide. “In the best of times, our team brings i…
Stratford
Schools
CT High Schools Can Apply Now for New Grant For Free Tech Curriculum
These days, budget cuts have school districts scrambling. Vital programs are being cut while the demand for talent in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is growing. To help fill this need, New Haven-based District Innovation and Venture Center (DIVC), the nonprofit parent organization behind Holberton School in New Haven announced that it has partnered with Milestone C to provide groundbreaking STEM programs, along with teacher training and support, to Connecticut-based high schools at no cost. This will be made possible through a grant from DIVC/Holberton School Ne…
Orangetown
Schools
St. Thomas Aquinas College Names New President For First Time In 25 Years
A veteran energy company executive with a background in education has been named the ninth president of St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, succeeding retiring President Margaret Fitzpatrick. Brian D. Daly comes to the college following a 30-year career as an executive with National Grid and its predecessor companies. The president-elect will take over on a permanent basis on July 1, 2020, when Fitzpatrick steps down. “I am sincerely humbled by the opportunity to succeed Dr. Fitzpatrick as the President of St. Thomas Aquinas College after her seminal 25-year leadership of the college,…
Southwest Dutchess
Schools
Dutchess Community College To Launch South Campus At I-84/Route 9 Intersection In Fishkill
Dutchess Community College is expanding its footprint with a new satellite campus. “Responding to the need for enhanced access to higher education in the southernmost part of the county,” the college will open a 47,000-square-foot satellite at the intersection of Route 9 and I-84 in Fishkill. The state-of-the-art satellite site is scheduled to open in August 2020, with registration for classes beginning in March. According to the college, analysis determined that relocating the DCC South from Myers Corners Road in Wappingers Falls to the busier Fishkill crossroads would better accommodate …
Fairfield
Politics
Back To School: Dannel Malloy To Lead University Of Maine System
Former Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is taking his talents north in New England, going from the State Capitol in Hartford to Boston College Law School and now to the University of Maine. The University of Maine System Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Malloy as the next Chancellor, replacing James Page, who will retire effective as of June 30. The appointment comes after more than a year of planning and a nationwide search. “My time in electoral politics is over, but I am still passionate about providing public service leadership that matters,” Malloy said in a statement.…
Stamford
Politics
Bridgeport, Danbury Lead County In Municipal Aid In New State Budget
Some Fairfield County municipalities are set to see some of the most municipal aid in Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s first budget proposal. On Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Hall of the House of Representatives in the State Capitol, Lamont discussed his proposed budget, a two-year, $43.1 billion taxing and spending plan. The governor said that the current budget “keeps faith with our cities, but not at the expense of our towns; maintains our commitment to education and provides additional property tax relief; tackles long-term fixed costs; focuses on a 21st-century workforce, economy and tr…
Rutherford
Lifestyle
Rutherford Councilwoman Picks Up Tab For U.S. Marine
That she was in the right place at the right time was not a question to Rutherford councilwoman Stephanie McGowan. The Felician University School of Education dean had specifically chosen Jim Dandy's for lunch Monday to see how its workforce development program with the university's special needs students was going. But when a U.S. Marine walked in and McGowan overheard him telling owner Brian Flynn he was new to the area, McGowan felt compelled to welcome him. She paid for his lunch -- and feels it was meant to be. "I wound up being there for two things that I'm most passionate about," …
White Plains
Politics
Westchester Will Get $800K In Economic Development Grants
The New York State Regional Economic Development Council has officially awarded Westchester County with almost $800,000 in grants to be used primarily for three major projects: Restoration of the Playland Carousel Updating the Bronx River Watershed Management Plan Westchester-Putnam Workforce Development Board The grants will allocate $450,000 to the restoration of the Playland Carousel, which was completed in 1928 and damaged in a fire in the summer of 2017. Approximately $245,428 will be used to update the Bronx River Watershed Management Plan, which will comprise a “collaborative, multi…
Armonk
Business
Westchester County Association Rebrands Itself For First Time Since 1950
The Westchester County Association has completed a years-long transition from a leading business membership organization to Westchester’s most powerful economic development entity. On Monday, Sept. 10, to better reflect its policy and action-oriented identity, the Westchester County Association unveiled its first major brand realignment since its founding in 1950. The new brand emphasizes the WCA’s heightened focus on its high-level advocacy – which has long differentiated the organization within Westchester’s business community – and sets the stage for a series of major new economic devel…
White Plains
Politics
What A New County Executive Means For Westchester Business
Business leaders said they are optimistic about the future of Westchester County under the leadership of George Latimer as its chief executive officer. "The new county executive is committed to a positive business environment in Westchester, so we're very encouraged about that,'' said Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of the Business Council of Westchester. "I think there will be a continued focus on sustainability,'' Gordon told Daily Voice of the emphasis on moving toward greener, conservation-oriented office construction and energy-saving systems. There also will be a continued…
Bridgeport
Schools
Engineering In Action: New SHU Major Offers More Than Just A Degree
FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- In the world of science, technology and engineering, innovations happen every day. However, for a group of students and professors at Sacred Heart University, each day marks a new chapter in a different kind of pioneering. That's because these engineers-to-be and their faculty advisors are part of the university's first-ever Computer Engineering program. Founded in fall 2017, Sacred Heart's Computer Engineering program, which is housed in the School of Computing, was formed as a response to the growing need for engineers in the workforce. "There are not enough engine…
