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Is the Transportation Industry Due a Digital Transformation?

GoForrmz

Is it finally time for the transportation industry to undergo a much-needed digital transformation? The transportation industry plays a pivotal role in the global economy, ensuring the seamless movement of goods and materials across the world. With estimates as high as $6.5 An electronic bill of lading could save $6.5 In the U.K.,

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Marcia Fudge will be the first sitting HUD secretary to visit Japan

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge will be the first sitting HUD secretary to visit Japan when she arrives in Tokyo next week. ” Secretary Fudge is also slated to meet with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism (MLIT), Tetsuo Sait? which had approximately 8.5

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Shaun Donovan is named Enterprise Community Partners CEO

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) and former director of the U.S. Donovan, who served during the full eight years of the Barack Obama administration, bring to the role nearly three decades of housing policy and community development initiative experience. Shaun Donovan, the former secretary of the U.S.

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DataDigest: Construction costs easing for homebuilders

Housing Wire

Transportation and warehousing services peaked around 150 in May of 2022 and has fallen slightly in most proceeding moths, landing at 130 last December. Despite continued materials price moderation and other positive developments regarding inflation, the outlook is not without risks,” he wrote.

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HUD allocates $472 million of CARES Act funding for low-income households

Housing Wire

Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson announced Monday the allocation of $472 million to be used for low income families during the coronavirus pandemic. HUD made the funding available to Public Housing Authorities as part of the CARES Act to assist families utilizing Housing Choice Vouchers and Mainstream vouchers.

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Hope Through Housing uses MLK Grant to fund after school programs

Housing Wire

In 2022, they were the recipients of an MLK grant which will be used to fund their youth development initiative. The MLK grant we received last year is helping to enhance our youth development initiatives in the Houston area.

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Investors turn their eyes to affordable housing opportunities

Housing Wire

We’re seeing statistics from our developers across the country that their portfolios are holding up well,” he said. There’s a growing sense that affordable housing is a stable investment class for banks and insurance companies; even in the 2008 – 2009 recession, it held up well.”.

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