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Eastern Bank Foundation Welcomes Jerry Rubin as New Foundation Fellow Focused on Promoting Workforce Development

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Friday, December 9, 2022
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Eastern Bank Foundation , the philanthropic arm of Boston-based Eastern Bank , is pleased to announce Jerry Rubin has joined its team as a Foundation Fellow focused on promoting workforce development for adults, a strategic area in the Foundation's work to support economic inclusion and mobility across the region.

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  • Eastern Bank Foundation , the philanthropic arm of Boston-based Eastern Bank , is pleased to announce Jerry Rubin has joined its team as a Foundation Fellow focused on promoting workforce development for adults, a strategic area in the Foundation's work to support economic inclusion and mobility across the region.
  • His published thought leadership has focused on such issues as job quality and workforce development, educating New Englands workforce for the future, and re-inventing workforce development.
  • Mr. Rubin will serve in his Foundation Fellow role with the Eastern Bank Foundation on a part-time basis.
  • Created in 1994, the Eastern Bank Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Boston-based Eastern Bank.

NEW: National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) Releases Sneak-Peak List of Keynote Speakers, Panel Topics

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Friday, August 19, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking six weeks away, National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) today announced its first slate of speakers for the 2022 NCEW Policy Makers Symposium.

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  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marking six weeks away, National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) today announced its first slate of speakers for the 2022 NCEW Policy Makers Symposium.
  • "We are honored to welcome these clean energy experts to share their expertise during National Clean Energy Week," said Heather Reams, NCEW Chair and President of CRES Forum.
  • "The sixth annual celebration of NCEW is shaping up to be an unforgettable experience, and this list of impressive speakers is a testament to that.
  • National Clean Energy Week (NCEW), described by POLITICO as "a veritable who's who of the Clean Energy World," is an annual awareness week to recognize the value of clean energy including abundant job opportunities, economic growth, energy independence, consumer choice, lower energy prices, and a cleaner environment.

States Should Perform Medicaid Redeterminations to Reduce Cost & Ensure Eligibility

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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NAPLES, Fla., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- New research from the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) highlights the importance of states' ability to conduct Medicaid redeterminations. The report outlines why states should begin performing redeterminations as soon as possible after the Medicaid handcuffs are removed.

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  • New research from the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) highlights why states should begin performing redeterminations as soon as possible after the Medicaid handcuffs are removed.
  • NAPLES, Fla., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- New research from the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) highlights the importance of states' ability to conduct Medicaid redeterminations.
  • The report outlines why states should begin performing redeterminations as soon as possible after the Medicaid handcuffs are removed.
  • Medicaid enrollment in the United States is at an all-time high, with an estimated 95 million people receiving benefits as of June 2022.

Final month of Future Cities Canada: The Summit explores the future of smart cities

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Thursday, October 7, 2021
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TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This month, Future Cities Canada, the national cross-sector initiative designed to accelerate innovation to transform cities, presents its final virtual gatheringon October 13 - 15, 2021, as part of Future Cities Canada: TheSummit .

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  • TORONTO, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This month, Future Cities Canada, the national cross-sector initiative designed to accelerate innovation to transform cities, presents its final virtual gatheringon October 13 - 15, 2021, as part of Future Cities Canada: TheSummit .
  • For more details and to register, visit https://thesummit.futurecitiescanada.ca/
    Barriers to accessing affordable internet and the skills to use connected devices have only been further amplified during this past year.
  • This is felt by residents in some of Canadas largest cities.
  • A session exploring how structural transformations, sparked from hackathons, startups-in-residence, and urban tech investment, can be realistically sustained by municipal governments.

Herb Scannell Named President And Chief Executive Officer Of Southern California Public Radio

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Thursday, January 24, 2019
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Herb Scannell, who has successfully led global media and digital organizations ranging from Viacom's Nickelodeon, Next New Networks, BBC Worldwide North America and Mit, has been selected by the Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) Board of Trustees to be its new President and Chief Executive Officer.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Herb Scannell, who has successfully led global media and digital organizations ranging from Viacom's Nickelodeon, Next New Networks, BBC Worldwide North America and Mit, has been selected by the Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) Board of Trustees to be its new President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Scannell will join SCPR in February and succeeds founding president and CEO Bill Davis, who announced his retirement last June.
  • Podcasts are blossoming and local public radio is filling a journalistic void left by the diminishing number of local newspapers.
  • Programs produced by MPR's national programming division, American Public Media, reach more than 20 million listeners via 1,000 radio stations nationwide each week.