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You don't have to bash the federal government to make the case for local action

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But the federal government doesn't deal with rehabilitation of local parks or planting trees--well, the US Forest Service just provided to a lot of communities grants to do just that, " Announcing urban and community forestry funding "--and similarly supra localized projects. (And was a good way to keep people employed.

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On the Road to More Diverse Workforce

Barrett & Greene

Cities, counties and states from coast to coast are cultivating efforts to create more diverse workforce – one that mirrors the communities which they serve in terms of race, ethnicity and gender. Last month, we spoke with Linda Misegadis, Senior Government Strategist for UKG about just this issue. Take a look.