Day: July 29, 2013

July 31 Ribbon Cutting to Mark Grand Opening of Roosevelt University’s Goodman Center

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Lillian and Larry Goodman Center at Roosevelt University, located at 501 S. Wabash Avenue, will be held on Wednesday, July 31 at 11 a.m. The 27,834-gross-square-foot field house located at one of Chicago’s most prominent intersections, the southeast corner of Congress[Read More…]

Mayor Emanuel Announces Next Round of Small Business Center Improvements

Launches new “Express Lane” and “Self-Service Station” to provide faster service; license and head tax reforms will save small businesses $6 million in 2013 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  Today, Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) announced the latest efforts to support Chicago’s small business[Read More…]

White House Council on Native American Affairs Begins Implementing President’s National Policy Initiatives

First meeting of Council advances Administration’s commitment to Tribes through federal coordination WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today convened the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Native American Affairs, launching President Obama’s national policy initiative to make federal agencies work more collaboratively and[Read More…]

Environmental Coalition Fights Deregulation of Industrial Dairy Farms in New York

Lawsuit challenges DEC for overstepping its authority and for violating Federal Clean Water Act and State Environmental Quality Review Act requirements Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013. A coalition of environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for its deregulation of industrial dairy farms[Read More…]

Governor Quinn Announces $4.8 Million Investment in Peoria, Bloomington and Eureka Colleges and Universities

Includes $2.9 Million to Bradley University for New Labs and Classrooms PEORIA–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn today announced $4.8 million in grants to Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington and Eureka College. The grants are part of $90 million set aside this fiscal year in the[Read More…]

DOD Identifies Two Army Casualties, July 29, 2013

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2013.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died July 27, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their vehicle with an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. They were assigned[Read More…]

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