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Hospitality Industry Takes a Hit, Investors Take Interest |
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Written by newsUSA
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Saturday, 28 March 2009 |
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Las Vegas, Nevada - As the real estate market has fallen, more developers have become interested in purchasing bottom-dollar homes to resell when the market recovers. In a similar vein, some businesses are now purchasing hotels. |
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Meeting to Discuss Mississippi River Lock Project |
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Written by NCGA
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Friday, 27 March 2009 |
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Monroe, Missouri - A public meeting held by representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will give interested parties the opportunity to review and comment on a draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment of the impacts of rebuilding and doubling the length of a 70-year-old lock on the Mississippi River. |
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Help for Landowners Hard-hit by Recent Flooding |
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Written by River News Now
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Friday, 27 March 2009 |
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Washington, DC - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is extending the sign-up period - until April 10 - for floodplain easement assistance, a component of the department's Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP). Up to $145 million has been made available to eligible landowners nationwide through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and includes both technical and financial assistance. |
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President Obama Signs Emergency Declaration for Minnesota |
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Written by River Crest
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Friday, 27 March 2009 |
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Washington, DC - The President declared an emergency exists in the State of Minnesota and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts in the area struck by severe storms and flooding beginning on March 16, 2009, and continuing. |
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USDA Highlights Preparations for Regions Affected by River Flooding |
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Written by River News Now
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Friday, 27 March 2009 |
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Washington, DC - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed how the USDA is preparing to assist regions affected by flooding. USDA is prepared to provide personnel and resources to help save lives and support recovery operations in areas devastated by flooding. |
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Navajo Nation EPA to Inspect Underground Storage Tanks on Behalf of EPA |
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Written by Green Liver
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Wednesday, 25 March 2009 |
 San Francisco, California - This week Navajo Nation EPA underground storage tank inspectors begin inspecting storage tanks on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, kicking off a two-year pilot program between the U.S. EPA and the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency.
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Whitewater Rafting Trip Value Is Relevant No Matter the Economic Climate |
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Written by PRweb
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Sunday, 22 March 2009 |
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Vernal, Utah - In the most unlikely time to start a business - 1929 - Bus Hatch turned his weekend hobby of running rivers into a way of life. As the saying goes, ''When the going gets tough, the tough get going.'' Hatch founded Hatch River Expeditions, America's original river running company during the worst worldwide economic downturn of the 20th century. The Hatch name has been synonymous with river running ever since. |
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This Spring, Orange is the New Green |
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Written by ARAcontent
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Saturday, 21 March 2009 |
Page, Arizona - Spring has arrived. Cherry blossoms are blooming, robin redbreasts are chirping and the roads have lost the slushy mess now that winter has melted away.
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Crystal Coast, North Carolina - Travelers are increasingly finding that vacations-even beach vacations-don't have to break the bank. 
