Christie rips Small Business Administration and National Flood Insurance Program
SEA BRIGHT Taking a swipe at the federal Small Business Administration, Gov. Chris Christie today called the agency a disaster for its post-Hurricane Sandy response and touted two programs he said business owners have been slow to tap into for help.

UNLV Helps Take Business Ideas Off Napkins and Into Reality
In the span of their B-school careers, students are routinely asked to develop a business plan as part of their coursework. For most, the endgame is to simply earn a passing grade. At the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, those who want to turn

Owner of business near Blue Rhino gas plant worries about drop in value after explosion
His firm, which employs 10 people, is the closest building to the Blue Rhino propane plant, which exploded the evening of July 29 and continued to burn into the next day. So Siebert had plenty of time to think about the contents of his 5,000

Student Organizations Expo connects students to campus
This is really a way to get students to be on campus more and not go home on the weekends, Parks said formation of a new official group only requires six founding members, a full-time faculty sponsor and a constitution.

Maine family gives grants to organizations that promote the outdoors and the arts
FREEPORT, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — Since 2004, The Quimby Family Foundation has awarded over 10 million dollars in grants to Maine organizations that promote outdoor recreation and the arts. Founded by entrepreneur and philanthropist Roxanne Quimby, this

Student organizations now mandate faculty adviser
Advisers can provide continuity when student officers change over, advice on problems and issues and insight on institutional policies and procedures, she said. Until this year, UH was one of two large universities in Texas that did not

Panhandle organizations receive housing grants
Two panhandle organizations receive grants that will help them address affordable housing issues in their areas. Community Action Partnership of Western Nebraska in Gering and High Plains Community Development Corp in Chadron have each been awarded $60,000

Organizations Transform Their Businesses With Integrated Technology From Cisco and VMware
Choice Hotels International Choice Hotels franchises more than 6,200 hotels, representing more than 500,000 rooms in more than 30 countries, under the Comfort Inn, Comfort Suites, Quality, Clarion, and other brands. The company recently built a