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Conservation Awards open for entries
NACo is now accepting nominations for the County Leadership in Conservation Awards program. The awards recognize leadership, innovation and excellence in local land conservation and park creation by counties. |
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Congress is back – For What?
Congress has returned from its summer recess to a very uncertain future. Very little, if anything, of interest to counties will be passed before it adjourns for the November elections. The target adjournment is the first week in October. |
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NACo recognizes 2008 Arts and Culture award winners
NACo’s Arts and Culture Commission presented its annual arts awards to Fulton County, Ga., the Franklin County, Ohio Board of Commissioners and Peter S. Levi, president of the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce during ceremonies at the commission’s Awards Dinner held during NACo’s Annual Conference |
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Conference focuses on housing issues
NACo, along with the National Association of Realtors and other partners, is holding a one-day conference — Employer-Assisted Housing: Bring Workers Home.
Held on Monday, Oct. 6, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Chicago, the conference will focus on education and raising awareness about employer-assisted housing (EAH). |
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