Illinois has received funding to build the largest solar field in the Midwest. Wanxiang America Corporation will get more than $4 million in a federal stimulus grant to develop the field. Wanxiang will manage the project through Rockford Solar Partners a joint venture with Chicago-based renewable energy developer, New Generation Power.
Several states announced tens of millions in grant awards today, as the federal government released the next boost of stimulus money to support broadband efforts nationwide. The federal government plans to invest $7.2 billion in broadband through several rounds of funding. North Carolina, Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi all announced awards and new initiatives that will [...]
The Iowa Communications Network (ICN) received a $16.2 million grant through the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) that will enable Iowa Emergency Management to use advanced web-based emergency management applications and provide Iowa’s Department of Public Safety with reliable, high-speed connections to local law enforcement agencies and public safety access points. The grant is administered [...]
Accenture will lead a plan to develop and implement shared services for the University of North Texas System (UNTS), the company said in a press release today. UNTS will examine campus-level and university system-wide IT and HR/payroll functions to develop a five-year plan. According to the UNT System Vice Chancellor of Finance and the UNTS [...]
Florida has launched a new website designed to help the state’s rural communities attract more economic development. The website will be managed by the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI), coordinated by the Governor’s Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development. Visitors to the site will find information about economic development incentives and programs focused on [...]
This week, the FBI and Fordham University partnered to hold the International Conference on Cyber Security. The gathering of cyber security professionals, public sector officials and security-oriented individuals convened for three days to examine the threats, responses and policies shaping the cyber world. CivSource spoke with Rich Baich, Deloitte’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Group leader, about [...]
Yesterday, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen launched the STEM Innovation Network which will expand the the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in K-12 public schools across the state. The Network is established as a project within the Tennessee Department of Education and will coordinate with local agencies on teacher development [...]
Rhode Island and Massachusetts have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which says that the states will work together to coordinate the development of offshore wind projects in Rhode Island Sound. The development of this wind project will take place in federal waters in a 400 square mile area which starts 12 miles southwest of [...]
For many state governments, the slight gains in economic recovery seen at the national level will not be shared down the municipal line for months to come, argues Deloitte’s Robert Campbell. But in his latest commentary from The Gallery, Mr. Campbell says that continued stress on budgets in 2011 may compel lagging states to enact [...]
Google has made a 20-year energy services agreement with NextEra Energy Resources an Iowa based wind farm that is part of the Iowa Power Fund. The agreement will provide energy to power Google’s data centers. Iowa Governor Chet Culver launched the Iowa Power Fund to promote Iowa’s renewable energy resources and agreements like this. Governor [...]
