Grand Rapids Business Journal Keystone Pharmacy’s Thomas A. Magnifico has been inducted as a fellow with the American College of Apothecaries. Magnifico has more than 30 years experience as a pharmacist, working in a breadth of settings from health systems to retail and with a strong background in administration and management. His current focus is as a veterinary compounding specialist.The ACA was founded in 1940 to educate, mentor and train pharmacists. ACCOUNTING
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A few years ago, Laura Friedman toured an affordable housing project in Glendale, the city of 200,000 she represents in the California State Assembly. What caught her eye was the garage: a cavernous, subterranean space, virtually empty. To comply with local parking requirements
two spaces for every studio or one-bedroom apartment, and rising from there the builders had been forced to pour millions of dollars of concrete and reduce their number of new apartments, all to build a garage their low-income tenants would never fill. “These requirements are definitely stopping housing,” she concluded.
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It’s a familiar situation: Nearly all California cities require that enormous amounts of parking accompany every piece of new construction. In Cupertino, for example, where Apple has its headquarters, a new single-family home must come with four parking spaces. Such requirements effectively block most small-scale, affordable, and infill housing; they distort the size and
Nine years ago, Teton Valley adopted the current Comprehensive Plan. Winning an award from the American Planning Association, it was drafted with over 4,000 public engagements, countless meetings, and seemingly endless public deliberations. It recognized that Teton Valley is a special place, and that protecting this special place was essential to its economic, social, and environmental success. The Land Use Code is the tool that ensures the Comprehensive Planâs implementation. After nine years of drafting, redrafting, rethinking, engaging, re-engaging, and redeliberating, Teton County is poised to adopt a new Land Use Code that will implement the Comprehensive Plan.
The draft Code is a common sense way to protect Teton Countyâs quality of life and rural character. It has the potential to preserve our scenic open spaces, unspoiled views, wildlife, and recreational opportunities. It will also encourage smart development that sustains property values while fostering sustainab
Jacobs Wins Three American Planning Association Awards for Federal Planning Projects
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DALLAS, May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Jacobs (NYSE:J) was presented with three awards from The American Planning Association (APA)Federal Planning Division (FPD). The awards, which recognize teams for outstanding federal planning work, leadership and innovative solutions, were given during the May 12, 2021 virtual awards ceremony as part of the FPD portion of the APA Conference.
The Hurricane Michael Recovery Project, Tyndall Air Force Base (TAFB), Florida, won the Citation Award in the Outstanding Federal Planning Project category. In October 2018, Hurricane Michael, a Category 5 hurricane hit the base, resulting in irreversible damage to many of its assets. Jacobs supported the Air Force in rebuilding a resilient, sustainable and smart Installation of the Future (IotF). The Federal Planning Division Awards Committee jury recognized TAFB as
Baltimore County Government: Olszewski Announces 2030 Master Planning Process - Towson, MD - Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski today announced the kickoff of , the process for developing the County's next master plan to .