WASHINGTON, September 13, 2010As world leaders gather at UN headquarters next week to review MDGs progress to date, the World Bank Group has announced that it will mobilize significant new funding for health, education, and agriculture to help countries achieve…

The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department is seeking additional area nonprofit organizations interested in operating and maintaining city facilities that have been closed due to budget reductions. This is the second stage of a three-phase process that began earlier this…

Expanded Category Rights Highlights Deal To Continue Presence In The Sport CHARLOTTE, N.C. - 3M, a diversified technology company serving customers with innovative products and services and a long-time partner of NASCAR, have announced the renewal of the companys official…

Nearly $17 million in assistance provided in 2010. PHOENIX The Natural Resources Conservation Service in Arizona is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), with an application deadline of Oct. 1. NRCS…

Phoenix Workforce Connection is seeking applications from laid-off workers to receive one of 25 scholarships for project management certification. The scholarships, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will cover the cost of the project management education from approved…

Bankruptcy filings rose 20 percent in the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, according to statistics released today by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. A total of 1,572,597 bankruptcy cases were filed in federal courts in that period,…

SACRAMENTO, California (AFNS) -- Officials from the Air Force and Sacramento County, together with McClellan Business Park and environmental regulators celebrated the largest property transfer to date Aug. 12 at the former McClellan Air Force Base here. The ceremony marked…

Paula West, city of Phoenix International Relations Office executive director, was elected to her second three-year term on the board of directors of Sister Cities International and also elected to the boards executive committee at the recent Sister Cities International…

Washington, D.C. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Citigroup Inc. with misleading investors about the company's exposure to subprime mortgage-related assets. The SEC also charged one current and one former executive for their roles in causing Citigroup to make the…

Amendments to Telemarketing Sales Rule Prohibiting Debt Relief Companies From Collecting Advance Fees Will Take Effect in October 2010 Starting on October 27, 2010, for-profit companies that sell debt relief services over the telephone may no longer charge a fee…

Airport Revenue Bonds, which are used to help fund major projects at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, have maintained an excellent bond rating by both Standard & Poors (S&P) and by Moodys Investors Service. The City of Phoenix Senior Lien…

WASHINGTON As part of a larger Administration announcement on efforts to strengthen the health care workforce, the Internal Revenue Service announced that under the Affordable Care Act health care professionals who received student loan relief under state programs that reward…