For more than 125 years, members of the Local Search Association (LSA), an NLC Corporate Partner, have provided consumers with reliable and convenient sources of local business and community information.
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Black Jack News launched more than 20 years ago with just a few shows highlighting community news, and broadcasting from a small room in the basement of the aging City Hall. Today, the channel broadcasts 24 hours a day and has won several national and regional awards.
NLC President Ted Ellis, mayor, Bluffton, IN, said “Today’s jobs report shows modest employment growth, but the nation must find ways to assist those who remain unemployed and underemployed by creating a climate ripe for investment with a focus on long-term economic sustainability."
IBM Smarter Cities has announced a new Municipal Data Integration Partnership with NLC that will help cities build smarter human service systems.
NLC sent a letter calling on the House and Senate to adopt a bipartisan, balanced deficit reduction plan to avoid the harm to local economies and communities that would result from implementing sequestration. Join a free webinar, November 8 to learn more about the sequestration process.
The National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) recently released their latest livability resource, Livability Literature Review: A Synthesis of Current Practice. This comprehensive report describes how livability is understood, provides examples of livable communities in practice and adds clarity to several concepts.
Boston has established a wide range of educational options that have increased graduation rates and better prepared students for college. Attendees at the 2012 Congress of Cities will have the opportunity to see the Boston Public Schools Re-Engagement Center, innovation schools and array of new education options for the future as part of a mobile workshop entitled: Closing Access and Achievement Gaps.
NLC will be continuing the A.S.K. a Corporate Partner: Answers, Solutions, and Knowledge program at the upcoming 2012 Congress of Cities and Exposition in Boston, November 28-December 1.
The application process for 2013 NLC Officers and Board of Directors positions is underway. Candidate Data Forms are due to NLC's Executive Office by November 7.
As Chair of the Board Finance Committee, NLC First VP Marie Lopez Rogers led the approval of the FY 2013 budget saying, “This budget provides the path to financial sustainability. With a solid base of revenues and a leaner, focused expense budget, we are handing the new Executive Director a strong platform on which to build.”
