25x'25 Alliance: Adapting to Climate Change

A report recently issued by the 25x’25 Alliance offers recommendations that will enable the U.S. agriculture and forestry sectors to meet the challenges posed by increasingly variable and unpredictable weather.
The report,”Agriculture and Forestry in a Changing Climate: Adaptation Recommendations,” notes the impacts of changing weather patterns…

ULI/E&Y Releases Real Estate Consensus Forecast

A recently published U.S. industry forecast from the Urban Land Institute and Ernst & Young projects a rally in real estate capital markets, as well as strong growth in the housing sector through 2015.

The forecast details renewed optimism for growth in real estate capital markets and commercial real…

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…