Groups Respond to President Obama’s Budget

Listed below are a few comments in regard to the proposed FY 2014 federal budget, released yesterday by trade and professional associations involved with ports, agriculture, information technology, and state science and technology.

From the American Association of Port Authorities:

FY 2014 Administration Budget Offers ‘Potpourri’ of Support for Crucial…

Alcoa Modernizing in New York

Alcoa Inc., a leading producer and miner in the aluminum industry, is prepared to move forward with the next phase of modernizing its Massena, N.Y. operations.

Alcoa is planning to invest $42 million for site preparation at the Massena East smelter and to provide an additional $10 million toward…

IBM Creating 800 Jobs in Baton Rouge

Linking education to careers, IBM Senior Vice President Colleen Arnold (left), with Bobby Jindal, Governor of the State of Louisiana (right), launch a partnership to invest in advanced technology skills and job creation in the state.
 

IBM will establish an 800-job technology center in downtown Baton Rouge that…

Involta Opens Data Center in Tucson, Arizona

Involta LLC will host the grand opening celebration of its newest data center in Tucson on Wed., April 3 at 1:00 p.m. The celebration will be held onsite at 1215 East Pennsylvania St.

Involta’s facility in Tucson is a world-class, concurrently maintainable, multi-tenant data center…

Former Oregon House Speaker to Lead Defense Coalition

The Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition, an association of defense and security industry businesses, has hired Dave Hunt as executive director.

“We are thrilled to have someone of Dave’s experience and stature working for PNDC,” says Will Macia, the association’s board chair. “Dave’s skills and connections will support…