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City Colleges of Chicago drives tech program innovation with AWS Machine Learning University and Tech Alliance

AWS Public Sector Blog

Summary City Colleges of Chicago (CCC)—the largest community college system in Illinois and one of the largest in the nation—participates in two no-cost Amazon Web Services (AWS) initiatives to advance and develop undergraduate technical programs. Hundreds of CCC students have already benefited from the Tech Alliance.

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

In their previous role at the West Virginia Community Development Hub, Bennett worked as the primary statewide convener and advocate for land bank-based policies. To account for these limitations, we’re seeing land banks step in as the property developer. Bennett has served as the Executive Director of WVLSC since 2021.

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The Community-led Effort to Address Vacant and Abandoned Properties in St. Louis County, Missouri

Center for Community Progress

Louis County Land Bank Coalition , which includes local community development corporations, neighborhood associations, the St. Louis County Board of Realtors, a housing advocacy nonprofit, legal aid, local elected and government officials, and residents. This month, Rep.

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Driving Change: A Mid-Year Reflection from Community Progress

Center for Community Progress

One highlight has been the generous grant of over $1 million from JP Morgan Chase to support our Developers of Color initiative. This initiative, led by our Director of Engagement Odetta Macleish-White, creates opportunities for marginalized local developers and promotes equitable development in underserved communities.

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What’s Going on in State & Local?

GovLoop

Priorities for States Each year, the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) publishes federal advocacy priorities that represent areas of focus for the upcoming year and how states can collaborate with federal agencies, Congress, the White House and strategic partners. Here’s a look at recent developments.

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Simplifying the Online Employee Onboarding Process in Park Agencies

Let's Talk Parks

If you work in local government or in a special district, you probably already have an intranet, but you may not have any control over this at all. While I’m a certified park nerd (trademark pending), I wouldn’t recommend learning code for developing your intranet. ” Why does the terminology matter?

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That’s so major! The Partnership’s work supporting leaders of major federal investments programs

Partnership for Public Service

Our work to date The Partnership for Public Service has developed resources – detailed below – to help leaders implement these laws for maximum impact. Case studies We have published seven micro case studies that examine how federal, state and local government agencies work to implement these laws.

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