Day: July 24, 2024

Knowledge of Design Week (KODW) 2024 Concludes With Over 2,300 in Attendance

Knowledge of Design Week (KODW) 2024 Concludes With Over 2,300 in Attendance

Leading the Way in Design Innovation at Hong Kong’s Premier Annual Event HONG KONG, July 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Knowledge of Design Week (KODW) 2024, organized by Hong Kong Design Center (HKDC), has concluded after 30 forums, 7 workshops, 5 masterclasses and a series of meet-the-speakers and networking sessions held by over 30 renowned pioneers and creative leaders from a broad spectrum of creative industries across the globe at W Hong Kong hotel and other offsite premises under the theme “Inter/Section: Crafting Tomorrow’s Design“. The speakers gathered to exchange, ideate and envision the future of design, business and society through the…
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Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at an Italian Sons and Daughters of America Dinner

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Thank you, Basil. I’m grateful for your leadership of this organization. And it was wonderful to see you and so many friends at the White House reception last year. The same feeling is here in this room tonight—the warmth that makes our community so special. And to Joe and Sharon, thank you for all of your work to celebrate our heritage and elevate Italian American stories, here in Pittsburgh and all across the country. Buonasera, everyone! It’s great to be with you all. Not only because I’m proud of my Italian roots, but also because I can’t help…
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2024 Elie Wiesel Act Report to Congress

2024 Elie Wiesel Act Report to Congress

Today, the Department of State submitted the annual report to Congress consistent with section 5 of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act.  The 2024 Elie Wiesel Act Report details U.S. interagency efforts to address genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity around the world.  It also chronicles whole-of-government work over the past year to promote atrocity prevention programs, protect civilians at risk, and hold perpetrators accountable in places where some of the most heinous crimes have been committed. This year’s Elie Wiesel Act Report reflects several Administration priorities.  As part of ongoing work to incorporate women’s rights and inclusion…
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City of Huntsville and Huntsville Housing Authority Win Prestigious  Million HUD Grant for Mill Creek Transformation

City of Huntsville and Huntsville Housing Authority Win Prestigious $50 Million HUD Grant for Mill Creek Transformation

The City of Huntsville announces they have been selected to receive one of the HUD prestigious Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grants (CNI). This is no longer a plan. This is no longer an application. It’s no longer a pile of paper and a lot of conference calls. This is going to happen.” — Joe Weatherly, Senior VP Development, McCormick Baron Salazar HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, UNITED STATES, July 17, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Excitement is soaring in Huntsville! The City of Huntsville and the Huntsville Housing Authority are elated to announce they have been selected to receive one of the U.S. Department of Housing…
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