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The founder of the Baltimore Compost Collective wants Baltimore to ditch trash incineration, fight climate change and grow healthier food. Marvin Hayes began composting in Baltimore more than a decade ago and has grown the operation into a collection service picking up around 1,500 pounds of food waste each week. Hayes operates a composting facility at the nonprofit Filbert Street Garden, where the organic material is turned into rich soil for use at the urban garden. .
A group of health-care workers in Montana will learn tomorrow whether their new union contract has been ratified. The tentative deal, between SEIU 775 and Consumer Direct Montana - a health care provider - would mean higher wages, more time off and better professional opportunities. The Service Employee International Union Local 775 represents about 1,600 health-care workers in Montana. .
Texas is making progress in the percentage of individuals who complete higher levels of education, but still lags behind the national average. College graduates typically earn more and have lower unemployment rates than workers with only a high school diploma. But increased costs paired with student debt has some parents and students wondering if it s the right path for them. .
Wyoming artists of all varieties will be able to access tools needed to survive as a viable business through artsWORK, a new series aiming to strengthen the state s creative economy. Beth Venn, executive director of the Neltje Center for Excellence in Creativity and the Arts, said the program will feature a series of professional development workshops. And a new online resource hub will offer tools for building business plans and websites, and strategies for finding funding, public art commissions and residencies. .