Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Angelica Wedell, Director of Communications and Marketing at Polco / National Research Center. Follow Angelica on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Reading / Listening to: Stuff You Should Know: An Incomplete Compendium of Mostly Interesting Things (2020) by Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant. It’s a podcast, and … Continued
Hat-tip to Fort Worth, TX Economic Development Director Rob Sturns for this summary of resources and articles with breakdowns of the new relief bill and resources available to small businesses: Department of Treasury – The CARES Act Provides Assistance to Small Businesses Top-line Overview of First Draw PPP (1/8/2021) Top-line Overview of Second Draw PPP (1/8/2021) … Continued
Sri Mirajkar, Founder & CEO of SourceRecycle, Inc. wrote this article as part of the Sustainability & Environment Series. Sign-up to write for this series. Recycling programs took a huge hit in 2020. Even pre-COVID, municipalities were cutting recycling programs due to cost increases or reducing the materials collected, or worse, simply bringing collected recycling … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Alan Pennington, Vice President of Matrix Consulting Group. Find him on Twitter and on LinkedIn. What I’m reading:. I am rereading Dead Souls by Nicolai Gogol. This book I discovered about a decade ago has a strange hold over me for some reason – I revisit it every … Continued
On January 21, 2021, ELGL members will discuss “Greedy Bastards” by Sheryl Scully at the ELGL Book Club. We gave away six signed copies of the book to our members and asked them to write reflections on the book. Here’s the reflection post by Inga Cushman, Administrative Services Director/Interim City Clerk for the City of … Continued
This webinar originally aired on January 21, 2021. Event Description: Join ELGL and UrbanLeap as we share stories from counties, cities, and towns across the U.S. who joined together through our cohort program to address diverse problems with innovative solutions. Hear practical takeaways from participating local governments about how to innovate during a crisis, how … Continued
Nick Edwards City Manager City of Joplin, Missouri LinkedIn Who says you can’t go home? Nick Edwards, City Manager of the City of Joplin, Missouri joined the podcast to talk about his career path in local government and coming home to Joplin to become the City Manager. He talked about building new relationships during COVID-19 … Continued
Today’s Buzz is by Melissa Cantarero Weiss, Director of Administrative Services in Wauwatosa, WI. Connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I am listening to: Dare to Lead with Brené Brown What I am watching: Life Below Zero What I am reading: The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel I survived 2020 serving … Continued
Joshua H. Grabar, Esq. is an ELGL member based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who specializes in local government legal issues as they pertain to antitrust and securities law. You can find him on his firm’s website at www.grabarlaw.com; by email at jgrabar@grabarlaw.com; or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Securities class action plaintiffs amassed $2 billion in settlements … Continued
Today’s Morning Buzz is brought to you by Ashley Copeland, Communications Manager for Newnan, GA. Follow Ashley on Twitter and LinkedIn. What I’m Listening To: It’s been a while since I had a chance to listen to a few podcasts, so, I’m going back into my saved podcasts and archives to catch up on Jemele … Continued
