The new regional growth board is underway, with appointments to committees taking place ahead of its second meeting.
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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Recreation plan gains support
Recreationists in the Livingstone-Porcupine Hills area are speaking in support of the newly released draft recreation plan in that area.
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At County Council: survey shows trouble, and tax rate set
Sturgeon County is short-staffed and workers are struggling to manage their workloads, say more than half of county employees in a recent survey.
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The Fighting Has Begun Over Who Owns Land Drowned by Climate Change
One April morning in 2016, Daryl Carpenter, a charter boat captain out of Grand Isle, La., took some clients to catch redfish on a marsh pond that didn’t use to exist. Coastal erosion and rising seas are submerging a football field’s worth of Louisiana land every hour, creating and expanding ponds and lakes such as the one onto which Carpenter had piloted his 24-foot vessel.
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The $18 billion rent bill: The numbers behind this co-working startup’s global empire
WeWork Cos. is tapping the bond market for the first time and in doing so, has provided a rare glimpse into the startling numbers behind its break-neck expansion.
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New details unveiled on Metro Line LRT signals as contract deadline looms
Thales Canada on Tuesday has just seven days left to get the Metro LRT Line running properly or face “serious consequences” city council threatened in December.
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Price tag for historic federal building set at $7.95 million
It’s official – the J.D. Higenbotham Federal Building has been listed for sale, and a new brochure for potential buyers has been released. Local firm Avison Young will be handling the sale.
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Council discusses Strategic Plan, economic growth
Tuesday’s council meeting focused on a progress report regarding the 2018-2021 Strategic Plan for the municipality.
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US sales of new homes shot up 4 percent in March
Sales of new U.S. homes jumped 4 percent in March, propelled by a surge of buying in the West.
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Bitcoin miners face backlash as crypto market wanes
Bitcoin “miners” who use rows of computers whirring at the same time to produce virtual currencies began taking root along New York’s northern border a couple of years ago to tap into some of the nation’s cheapest hydroelectric power, offering an air of Silicon Valley sophistication to this often-snowy region.
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