EVANSVILLE — The Tri-State Food Bank has been hit hard by recent cuts at the federal level that eliminated a grant that helped disadvantaged farmers and local communities. The Tri-State Food Bank received a $1.1 million grant in 2024 through the United States Department of Agriculture Local Food Purchase Assistance program. It was the largest
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — On Monday, West Virginia Department of Human Services Cabinet Secretary Cynthia Persily went before the Joint Finance Committee to discuss Medicaid funding, but ended up fielding questions on the other pressing issue facing her office – childcare. During August interims, she assured legislators that the “funding cliff” is not an immediate
Educators around the country are scrambling to save jobs and programs created in the last few years as they face the end of the federal funds aimed at helping schools recover from the pandemic. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund gave districts nearly $200 billion. School systems leveraged these funds to pay
Early-stage investment operation HIPstr has closed its $100 million debut fund. The company, launched by private equity executives David Moross and Mark Bezos — half-brother of Amazon founder Jeff — is an arm of HighPost Capital. “We launched HIPstr to capitalize on an attractive market opportunity driven by a reset in early-stage company valuations alongside
NISULA, Mich. (WLUC) – Red Hen Foods & Goods in Nisula, Houghton County, has been approved for a $25,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The county board passed a resolution approving the loan funding resolution at its regular meeting on Tuesday. The resolution states that the county treasurer will submit an application for this funding
Vermont has gotten initial approval for a large sum of federal dollars to help expand and improve high-speed internet access to rural areas across the state.On Thursday, The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced that Vermont is one of three states to have their initial proposal for access to federal funding approved
European investor Pollen Street Capital invests 35 million EUR in alternative lender Finbee Verslui and this investment will enable more than 1,500 businesses to be financed faster and on more favorable terms than before. Lending faster and on better terms “Our mission is to empower the country’s small and medium-sized businesses to grow by providing
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A group of state senators will hold a public forum here Sunday ahead of an expected special session next week. The community meetings will be held in Omaha and Lincoln, which weren’t stops on Gov. Jim Pillen’s tax plan town hall tour across the state this summer — though he did
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High interest rates usually spell trouble for venture capital (VC) firms. But with a hot hand to play like AI and cybersecurity, and a shrewd evaluation strategy for potential investments, VC companies can still find plenty of opportunity. It’s a formula that Geneva-based Forestay Capital has worked effectively recently. On Monday (July 8), it announced