New Port Richey officials intend to apply for a state grant toward some $400,000 in repairs and additions to the boat ramp across from Sims Park.

NEW PORT RICHEY Despite an estimated price tag of about $400,000, City Council members last week gave the command for full speed ahead to apply for a state grant for boat ramp upgrades along the Pithlachascotee River at Sims Park.

The boat ramp is on the west bank of the river behind the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce office.

The state agency required a resolution from city council before considering the grant request, Rivera pointed out.

Minot/Williston NewsMore>> Preparing for State Class B TournamentPreparing for State Class B TournamentWednesday, March 16 2016 9:03 PM EDT2016-03-17 01:03:00 GMT

The Minot area is about to come alive with the biggest basketball tournament of the year.

The Minot area is about to come alive with the biggest basketball tournament of the year.

Economic Impact of State TournamentEconomic Impact of State TournamentWednesday, March 16 2016 9:01 PM EDT2016-03-17 01:01:35 GMT

A lot of work goes into the set-up but that isn’t the only preparation taking place. Around 20,000 people will travel Magic City for the tournament and Visit Minot says that will generate between 3 to 4 million dollars for the city.

A lot of work goes into the set-up but that isn’t the only preparation taking place. Around 20,000 people will travel Magic City for the tournament and Visit Minot says that will generate between 3 to 4 million dollars for the city.

Williams County Issues Burn BanWilliams County Issues Burn BanWednesday, March 16 2016 8:55 PM EDT2016-03-17 00:55:02 GMT

The warm, windy weather this March has forced Williams County officials to ban burning.

The warm, windy weather this March has forced Williams County officials to ban burning.

Foundation Donates Half-Million DollarsFoundation Donates Half-Million DollarsWednesday, March 16 2016 8:46 PM EDT2016-03-17 00:46:53 GMT

A half-million dollars was gifted to agencies promoting the long-term health of our region.

A half-million dollars was gifted to agencies promoting the long-term health of our region.

State Treasurer Discusses Budget Outlook in MinotState Treasurer Discusses Budget Outlook in MinotWednesday, March 16 2016 6:23 PM EDT2016-03-16 22:23:04 GMT

A more than $1 billion general fund revenue budget shortfall has forced state agencies to make major cuts. And already, tax collections in the state are down $6.4 million this year from recently-revised estimates.

A more than $1 billion general fund revenue budget shortfall has forced state agencies to make major cuts.

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SEATTLE, March 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Charities are leaving millions of dollars on the table at fundraising events.

Kathy Kingston, award-winning auctioneer, consultant and author of the Amazon bestseller “A Higher Bid: How to Transform Special Event Fundraising with Strategic Benefit Auctions”, will teach a fundraising auction seminar for nonprofits and schools in Lynnwood, Washington on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m., and includes a book signing.

Open exclusively to staff, executives, Board members and volunteers of nonprofit organizations, including charities, foundations, schools, and health care organizations, the two-hour interactive seminar will teach participants how to maximize fundraising income during a benefit charity auction, and to turn bidders into dedicated donors.

“Most benefit auctions are ineffective because groups are using tired and stale event fundraising methods,” said Kingston, a trusted advisor and philanthropy expert who consults on fundraising issues. Clients include Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance, who went from $700,000 to $4.5 million in their Live Auction and Fund-A-Need Appeals using Kathy’s techniques, Crones and Colitis Foundation of America, who in one year raised $500,00 in new gifts from new donors by implementing Kathy’s strategies and Boston-based Teen Voices, who doubled their auction income after attending just one seminar.

The Higher Bid Fundraising Auction Seminar, sponsored by NorthWest Software, Mitch-Stuart Inc., and Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction will take place on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th Street SW, Lynnwood, Washington 98036.

A national leader in fundraising auctions, Kingston Auction Company has raised millions of dollars for non-profits, charities and schools across the country for over 30 years providing strategic fundraising event planning, consultation, education, and professional fundraising auctioneers. Kathy Kingston is the founder and principal of Kingston Auction Company and creator of the Philanthropy Model of Fundraising Auctions.

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Why The Cat Spring Tea Sisters Value Heritage, Mentorship and Accountability | Justmeans Dreams turn into impact-driven business models as an emergent social entrepreneur resolves to find a solution.

This tenacity drives the story of sisters JennaDee Detro and Abianne Falla, co-founders of Cat Spring Tea and members of Social Venture Network’s Innovation (SVN) Entrepreneurs Program which “focuses on identifying women entrepreneurs, young entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color who are leveraging business for the greater good.” For Detro and Falla, Cat Spring Tea celebrates family values, cultural heritage and the catalyst by which to economically empower their neighbors.

Like many people in Cat Spring, Texas, Detro and Falla grew up believing yaupon, a native plant closely related to the holly shrub to be just that, shrubbery. But Cat Spring Tea is more than a yaupon tea company that sells “sunshine and rainwater in a glass,” as they put it. Their priority is to respect the land and American craftsmanship of farming while simultaneously supporting the people in their community.

“Once we realized that scaling production of yaupon would require a variety of labor needs, we knew we wanted to use this as a platform for fresh start employment opportunities for those in our community who, like yaupon, are also undervalued,” says Detro.

What their team members say matters so much so that Detro and Falla have adapted Cat Spring Tea’s operations based on feedback from their staff. We want to build in accountability to these priorities as we grow and we also appreciate the support and expertise available in the B-Corp network,” says Detro.

SVN’s Innovation Entrepreneurs Program has been a “gift” to Detro and Falla, particularly the thirty-minute mentor meetings and the supportive community.

“The mindset that an SVN attendee has toward the Innovation Entrepreneurs takes the cake, many conversations include the following: “You should talk to so and so…?

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News 2017 Best Graduate School RankingsBaylor School of Education graduate student Brandi Ray receives her degree during summer commencement last August.

WACO, Texas (March 16, 2016) Baylor University graduate programs in law, business, nursing and health disciplines, education, engineering, the sciences and social sciences and humanities were among those nationally ranked in the 2017 U.S. News ranks professional school programs in business, education, engineering, law, nursing and medicine, as well as various specialty areas within those fields.

The rankings of 196 law schools fully accredited by the American Bar Association were calculated on a weighted average of 12 measures of quality, including assessments by peers and by lawyers and judges, student selectivity, placement success and faculty resources.

Among specialty rankings, Baylor’s online MBA program, which began in May 2014, was ranked No.

The master of science degree in nursing (MSN) program at Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing (LHSON) in Dallas moved up 14 places to No. The nursing school graduate program and DNP rankings were calculated on a weighted average of 14 measures of quality, among them peer assessment, master’s and DNP program student selectivity and master’s and DNP program size, faculty resources and research activity.

“We are very proud of our doctor of nursing practice (DNP) program in three advanced practice fields: nurse midwifery, family nurse practitioner and neonatal nurse practitioner.

The nursing school’s online master’s degree program in nursing was ranked No.

Baylor School of Engineering and Computer Science

News graduate rankings of engineering schools that grant doctoral degrees, Baylor’s School of Engineering and Computer Science and its graduate engineering program debuted at No.

In the engineering specialty rankings, Baylor graduate engineering programs also were ranked, with electrical engineering at No. News newly ranked a number of health disciplines through peer assessment surveys sent to deans, other administrators and/or faculty at accredited degree programs or schools in each discipline.

Moving up in the new rankings were several Baylor graduate programs in the health disciplines, including:

nursing-midwifery in Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing, ranked No. News rankings but not newly ranked include:

the U.S. The business school MBA in health care administration program is a part of the Robbins Institute for Health Policy and Leadership, the foundation for health care-related initiatives in Baylor’s business school. News also did not update its graduate rankings on the Sciences (last ranked in 2014) or the Social Sciences and the Humanities (last ranked in 2013). Ranked Baylor graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences include:

Biological Sciences, No.