Old hotel goes dark for repair

Old hotel goes dark for repair

An aging Roanoke Valley hotel has closed for renovations. The former Airport Plaza Hotel will reemerge later this year as a budget-priced establishment called Spark under the Hilton umbrella, according to Kalyan Hospitality of Glen Allen. Kalyan’s project manager Cedric Johnson said he immediately closed the establishment upon its purchase in October. Two of its … Read more

P.E.I. Invasive Species Council begins preparing for arrival of invasive insect | Spare News

P.E.I. Invasive Species Council begins preparing for arrival of invasive insect | Spare News

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – The P.E.I. Invasive Species Council (PEIISC) has begun raising public awareness about an invasive species impacting hemlock trees in Nova Scotia. The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is an invasive species known to infect hemlock trees in North America and has been present in the Maritime provinces since arriving in Nova Scotia in … Read more

KFF HEALTH NEWS: ‘Forever chemicals’ in thousands of private wells near military sites, study finds | News

KFF HEALTH NEWS: ‘Forever chemicals’ in thousands of private wells near military sites, study finds | News

Water tests show nearly 3,000 private wells located near 63 active and former U.S. military bases are contaminated with “forever chemicals” at levels higher than what federal regulators consider safe for drinking. According to the Environmental Working Group, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that analyzed Department of Defense testing data, 2,805 wells spread across 29 states … Read more

New Meta data center in DeKalb brings jobs and cutting edge technology | News

New Meta data center in DeKalb brings jobs and cutting edge technology | News

DEKALB — Just two of the planned five buildings are currently up and running at Meta’s new data center in DeKalb, but there’s already a massive buzz throughout the community. Dozens of local and state leaders helped flip the switch on the state of the art facility on Wednesday that will employ more than 200 … Read more

Ecology: ‘cftri Focused On Sustainable Solutions’ | Mysuru News

Ecology: ‘cftri Focused On Sustainable Solutions’ | Mysuru News

Mysuru: Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) director Sridevi Anna Poorna Singh on Saturday said that the institution, which is celebrating its 82nd Foundation Day, is now focused on providing sustainable solutions and capacity-building areas.Making India self-reliantSpeaking at the 82nd Foundation Day of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) held at its campus … Read more

North Powder resident keeps local food local | Business

North Powder resident keeps local food local | Business

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Breaking News: Emergency Drought Commission announces additional $5 million in Emergency Drought Cost-Share funding | Business & Energy

Breaking News: Emergency Drought Commission announces additional $5 million in Emergency Drought Cost-Share funding | Business & Energy

On Monday, August 28, the Emergency Drought Commission of Oklahoma met and directed an additional $5 million be added to the Emergency Drought Cost-Share program. This is in addition to the current $3 million in emergency drought cost-share funds already being made available to all 77 Oklahoma counties via distribution by local Conservation Districts. Monday’s actions are … Read more