New Jersey – Meghan McCord-Zaro was appointed vice president of quality and risk management at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton on April 1, 2024. McCord-Zaro brings more than 25 years of healthcare experience to the role. She has served in hospital and ambulatory settings, surgical office practice, surgical and neurocritical care, peri-operative services and endoscopy. The post […]
District of Columbia – Zakiya Carr Johnson has been appointed chief diversity and inclusion officer (CDIO) at the U.S. Department of State. She took over responsibilities from Acting CDIO Conny Mayer. Carr Johnson previously worked for the State Department from 2010 to 2017. The post Zakiya Carr Johnson – U.S. State Department appeared first on Government Market News.
Washington – Sound Transit has appointed Terri Mestas as deputy CEO for megaproject delivery. Mestas has more than 30 years of experience leading large, complex infrastructure programs for space exploration, military installation and more. She most recently served as chief development officer for the Los Angeles World Airports’ (LAWA) $30 billion capital improvement program. The post Terri Mestas […]
In a post-pandemic world, cities are coming up with different ways to bring life back to their downtowns. Almost 20% of U.S. office space is sitting vacant, according to Moody’s, meaning it will take more than new businesses to attract people to city centers. One strategy comes from Louisville, Kentucky, where Louisville Metro Government (LMG) […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released $20 billion in grants that will support projects that reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution. The grants went to eight nonprofits and coalitions, who will distribute the awards to tens of thousands of projects that focus on delivering clean energy and furthering environmental justice. The grants come from […]
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) will use $194.7 million to build two underpass crossings across Interstate 15 in the city of St. George. The crossings will provide low-income, disadvantaged communities with safe access to parks, schools, hospitals and more. The project will increase connectivity, decrease greenhouse gas emissions and enhance safety for local neighborhoods. […]
Developers might have to use several technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings if they want to meet the federal government’s goal of decarbonizing the sector by 65% by 2035 and 90% by 2050. In its first-ever plan to decarbonize the nation’s buildings, the U.S. Department of Energy along with the Department of Housing […]