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The Rise of Joint Venture Agreements in New Construction Projects

1 year 1 month ago
From Area Development:  Building a new facility can be a daunting and risky task. It’s often too much for one party to handle alone. In response, manufacturers, suppliers, and developers are increasingly using joint venture (JV) agreements to bring new construction projects to life. This shift towards collaborative financing helps spread the risk and boost […]
Dede Hance

Cannabis regulators concerned about predatory practices in Missouri’s social equity program

1 year 1 month ago
Cynara Velazquez became familiar with Michael Halow over the summer.  Velazquez is an organizer with the California nonprofit called Cannabis Education Project that San Diego County hired in March to implement its social-equity cannabis program. The group largely helps people who were imprisoned for cannabis apply for a license to sell or grow marijuana.  That’s how her team met Halow.  At one of the county’s informational sessions, organizers saw Halow pass out business cards, she said,…
Rebecca Rivas

Israel decides to cut off aid to Gaza

1 year 1 month ago
In an apparent attempt to lose whatever international support they still retain, Israel voted overwhelmingly yesterday to kick out UNRWA from Gaza. UNRWA distributes the vast majority of aid to Gaza, and no other organization has the know-how and the personnel to take its place. They're indispensable. But everybody's most loathed prime minister just shrugged: ...continue reading "Israel decides to cut off aid to Gaza"
Kevin Drum

MO Governor Quietly Rescinds Minority, Women-Owned Hiring Goals

1 year 1 month ago
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch:  Gov. Mike Parson last week rescinded 177 executive orders, some issued in the 1980s, that he deemed no longer “necessary or applicable.” It was seemingly an innocuous action, framed as an effort to clean up past governor’s orders. But buried within the dozens of rescinded old executive orders was one that […]
Dede Hance