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Legislative committee gives state finance authority the greenlight for cannabis business loans
An interim legislative committee on Tuesday approved a state-run loan program for small cannabis businesses. The decision was approved by the New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight committee with a 9-2 vote. The program will be overseen by the state’s finance authority and will be funded by the Economic Development Revolving Fund. According to a presentation from the authority’s CEO Marquita Russell, there will be about $5 million from the revolving fund made available for qualifying businesses. Each loan, Russell told lawmakers on Tuesday, would be limited to $250,000 and terms would be limited to five years. Applicants to the loan
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AutoMobility LA Faces Dire State Of Auto Shows With Sunny Expectations
Happer times: A Chevrolet announcement about the Corvette at the 2019 LA Auto Show. LA Auto Show After a two-year hiatus, the Los Angeles Auto Show is returning in November to the Los Angeles Convention Center, promising the sort of global product reveals, press announcements and consumer tire-kicking that has characterized traditional auto shows over the last few decades. It’ll be fascinating to see whether the show now named AutoMobility LA-LA Auto Show regains some lost traction for this highly threatened form of automotive marketing — or underscores why auto shows have become so endangered, on the brink of becoming
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Pokes to welcome Alcorn State, travel to Prairie View to conclude non-conference slate
Story Links LAKE CHARLES- The McNeese Cowgirls (2-2-0) are set to play host to the Braves of Alcorn State University on Friday night and then will travel to take on the Prairie View Lady Panthers on Sunday to wrap up the non-conference portion of the season. The Rundown Opponent: Alcorn State (1-1-0) / Prairie View A&M (1-1-1) Dates: September 3, 5 Site: Lake Charles, LA. / Prairie View, TX Time: 7 p.m. / 1 p.m. (CST) Live Stream: Friday, Sunday Live Stats: vs Alcorn State, vs Prairie View Series History
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State Theatre, Island Fitness join businesses requiring vaccinations for entry
ITHACA, N.Y.—Island Health & Fitness became the latest local business to introduce a COVID-19 vaccination requirement, and the first local gym to do so, as the idea of vaccination requirements begins to extend beyond bars (and one local bookstore, Odyssey). While personal fitness locations were not a major vector of infection during the earlier parts of the pandemic, the Delta variant’s prevalence and contagiousness has made contracting the virus increasingly likely even when fully vaccinated. “To continue our focus on safety within our facilities, we are requiring all of our members and staff to be vaccinated for COVID-19,” said Steve
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WVSOM’s Fit Kids program promotes nutrition, health and fitness | State & Region
The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s (WVSOM) Center for Rural and Community Health (CRCH) is working with a group of WVSOM students to host a series of Fit Kids events aimed at promoting nutrition and fitness among area children ages 6 to 11. The Fit Kids program began with a pilot event in May and continued with a welcome event on Aug. 22. Each session includes games and opportunities for education centered on a particular theme. Masks are required, social distancing is observed and parents must remain with children during the events. WVSOM students and CRCH staff will oversee
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