Missouri – University of Missouri officials have announced that Laird Veatch has been named as the next director of athletics for Mizzou, effective May 1, 2024. Veatch has served in the same role at the University of Memphis since October 2019. Veatch, a former football student-athlete at Kansas State University, is 25-year veteran of intercollegiate athletics with experience in the […]
Mississippi – On April 29, NASA selected John Bailey to serve as director of the agency’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. He began his tenure effective immediately. Bailey had been serving as acting director since January. The post NASA selects Stennis Space Center director appeared first on Government Market News.
The National Football League’s Chicago Bears hope a coalition of historically underutilized business and labor organizations will help the team secure the public funding it will need to complete a proposed $5 billion mixed-use stadium project. Team and city officials recently unveiled plans for the Burnham Park Project, which will include a multipurpose stadium located […]
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today a $285 million Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) designed to create an institute that uses digital twins – virtual representations mirroring the structure, context and behavior of physical objects – to streamline semiconductor research and manufacturing. Part of the CHIPS for America Program, the funds aim to establish […]
The Department of Energy (DOE) is allocating $100 million to help small- and medium- auto parts manufacturers (SSM) expand or renovate their facilities. The money comes from two grant programs, the Automotive Conversion Grants Program and Industrial Assessments Center Implementation Grants Program. The Automotive Conversion Grants Program was established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) […]
The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $26 million in federal grants to 37 projects across the United States for energy efficiency and development of renewable energy. The funds will go to municipalities, states and Tribal nations for a variety of purposes such as upgrading state-owned lighting fixtures to be more energy efficient, investing in […]
Washington, D.C. – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell will serve on the recently established Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board. The board is comprised of 22 representatives from a range of private sectors. He is also the chair of the Technology and Innovation Committee within the Conference of Mayors. The post Seattle mayor to serve on federal AI Safety, […]