House approves Kathy Castor bill promoting concrete masonry, manufacturing jobs
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The U.S. House passed a bill sponsored by Democratic Florida Rep. Kathy Castor Wednesday that would boost construction jobs and help develop better building materials. New AARP report highlights significant out-of-pocket costs for family caregivers
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A new AARP report issued today details the out-of-pocket costs for caregivers in the United States – on average, family caregivers are spending 20 percent of their total income on caregiving expenses. This builds on last year’s AARP family caregiving report, which revealed the number of family caregivers in the United States – about 40 million, with Florida home to nearly 2.7 million of these caregivers. USF Upward Bound Golden Anniversary Showcases Achievements, Longevity, and Life-Changing Opportunities
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Published by the Florida Sentinel Bulletin on Oct. 18, 2016 USF Upward Bound Golden Anniversary Showcases Achievements, Longevity and Life-Changing Opportunities Congresista Castor anuncia subvencion de $6M para HCC
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La Congresista Kathy Castor anuncio ayer que aproximadamente $6 millones fueron asignados para aumentar las diferentes áreas educativas conocidas en sus siglas en inglés como STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), especialmente para los estudiantes Hispanos. Estos fondos del Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos para Hillsborough Community College son para cinco años y es la inversión más grande en su historia en esta categoría. Asignado por el Hispanic-Serving Institutions – Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (HSI STEM) and Articulation Program de parte del Departamento de Educación, HSI provee fondos para colegios y universidades para asistir en reforzar las académicas y expansión de oportunidades educativas para Hispanos y otros grupos minoritarios. Democrats lead discharge petition to force vote on student loan debt refinancing bill
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Today, Representatives Joe Courtney (CT-02), Kathy Castor (FL-14), Ed Perlmutter (CO-07), Jackie Speier (CA-14), and Eric Swalwell (CA-15) released the following statement after their discharge petition to force a yes-or-no vote on the Courtney/Warren Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act (H.R. 1434) was signed by nearly 170 colleagues in under 48-hours: Tampa could have scheduled flights to Havana by year’s end
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Scheduled service from Tampa to Havana, Cuba just got a lot closer. Tampa Bay secures $3.8M in federal funding for TechHire
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U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (FL14) announced that Tampa's University area community has won a major $3.8 million U.S. Department of Labor competitive TechHire Grant to develop tech talent and create the jobs of the future tied to the Tampa Innovation Alliance and surrounding businesses. Tampa/Hillsborough County is one of only 39 communities throughout the country to win the grant and received the highest amount in the State of Florida. Working Families Need Access to Resources in an Emergency
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Where do working families go when faced with an emergency? When the family car breaks down or needs a set of tires? When the AC needs servicing during a hot Florida summer? Or when your child needs that prom dress for the big dance? U.S. Rep. Castor announces Brownfields grant funding for South St. Pete’s Business District
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Today, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor announced that the City of St. Petersburg is recipient of two EPA Brownfields Assessment Grants totaling $400,000 to address several Brownfield sites within the Southside Community Redevelopment Area (CRA). Hillsborough Community College Gets Largest Corporate Support in its History for Completion of Transportation Technology Regional Training Center
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Workers with skills in transportation and logistics are in high demand in Florida, with more than 50,000 jobs expected in these fields through 2020. To meet the demand, Hillsborough Community College has been building out a regional Advanced Transportation Technology Center (ATTC), a program that will now be completed through a $1 million grant from JPMorgan Chase & Co.—the largest-ever corporate contribution to the College. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
