Governor Wolf Announces $4 Million for Health Care Training Building in Central PA
Governor Wolf Announces $4 Million for Health Care Training Building in Central PA January 03, 2018 Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Jobs That Pay, Press Release, Public Health, Workforce Development Pleasant Gap, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today joined Senator Jake Corman to announce $4 million in funding to support the construction of a new Health Sciences Building on the campus of Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology (CPI). The new building will enable the school to provide health care training for 150 additional adult students to help meet the need for more workers in Central Pennsylvania.“As Governor, I have worked to ensure the state government is investing in local communities and directing our resources to projects that prepare people for meaningful careers,” said Governor Wolf. “With this support, CPI will build a state-of-the-art educational facility to prepare students for good jobs providing the health care this community needs. I want to thank Senator Jake Corman and the many others, who helped make this project a reality.”The Redevelopment Capital Assistance Program (RACP) funds will help CPI support the $16.1 million cost to build a 46,000 square foot Health Science Building. When complete, the three-story building will include space for classrooms and labs, as well as a private partnership with a local health care provider on the ground floor to further expand local health care access.“It has been exciting to watch this school grow and be supportive of its efforts provide its students with practical training that translates directly to family-sustaining careers upon graduation,” said Senator Corman. “The expanded facility will allow CPI to meet the demand for highly-qualified healthcare professionals in our local community. Students will be prepared for success with hands-on learning in an engaging environment. It’s an investment in our community and meets the local demand for high-quality education close to home.”Construction will begin later this year and is expected to be complete by the fall of 2020. The new building, which will create 30 full-time jobs, will be adjacent to existing buildings and will serve the school’s expanding Health Science program to provide training in healthcare management, occupational therapy, physical therapy, surgical technologist, licensed practical nursing and registered nursing.“We are excited and appreciative that Governor Wolf has authorized the release of a $4 million in Redevelopment Capital Program (RACP) funding for the CPI Health Sciences Building (HSB) project,” said Dr. Richard Makin, president of CPI. “The HSB will house specialized degree programs (AST) and will provide dedicated space for a healthcare partner to deliver on-site medical services, enabling us to address the regional healthcare workforce shortage while meeting the needs of that clinical partner.”CPI, located on 52 acres in Pleasant Gap, was founded in 1969 as the Centre County Vocational-Technical School. The name was changed in 1998 to reflect its competencies in scientific and technical education for high school students and the adult community.Serving the school districts of Bald Eagle Area, Bellefonte Area, Penns Valley Area and State College, CPI has added several adult programs. CPI offers more than 18 secondary programs, over 60 in-house adult and continuing education programs, and more than 350 online courses. The school is a major source for technical training in business and industry in the region with well-equipped laboratories and classrooms, highly skilled instructors, and a curriculum based on industry standards and certifications prepare students to pursue post-secondary education or enter the workforce.
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The property fund is jointly owned by several pension funds including Sampension KL Livsforsikring and PKA, and now holds more than 929 rental properties within 20 buildings, mostly located in the Copenhagen region.In connection with the deal, which took effect on 1 January, Pensionskassen for Farmakonomer said it bought shares in the collective fund.Members of the pension scheme will retain the right to rent some of the properties, now indirectly owned by the scheme, it said.Peter Bache Vognbjerg, chief executive of the pension fund, said it had been important for the pension fund to keep hold of this right for its members.The pension fund said the transition of its properties to the jointly owned fund would have no impact on current tenants of the buildings, although it said tenants in some of the properties had offered to buy their property as cooperative housing.“Of course we hope the fund in the long term will have several properties when hopefully more institutions choose to enter into it with their properties,” Bache Vognbjerg said.He said in November that, when the fund did sell its property holdings to the collective fund, it would receive half of the proceeds of the sale in cash and become 50% owner of the fund itself.He added that, within the risk budget, real estate had too high a weight, was considered too illiquid, and that too much was needed in terms of capital.The fund took the first step in realising its plan in November last year, selling four residential properties in Aarhus, going ahead early with the sale because of a good offer it received. The Danish pension fund for pharmaceuticals assistants, Pensionskassen for Farmakonomer, is selling 12 properties to a collective fund run by Danish property administrator DEAS as part of its strategy of divesting direct real estate holdings.The DKK10bn (€1.3bn) pension fund said it sold the 12 properties, which include 466 rental units, to real estate fund DEAS Invest I, releasing DKK350m the scheme will use for new investments that provide a better return.“The collective property fund has, at the same time, the opportunity to borrow against homes at an interest rate that is currently very low,” the pension fund said.Pensionskassen for Farmakonomer has already announced its intention to sell off all real estate holdings over the course of this year, putting the proceeds into a fund.
Danish shipping company Norden has signed a ten-year Panamax contract of affreightment (COA) with Indian utility firm Sembcorp Energy India.From April 1, 2019, until March 31, 2029, Norden will carry out transportation of steam coal in Panamax shipments totaling 12 million tons over the decade.“This contract not only allows us to show our commitment to growing our presence in India, but also enables us to position vessels across the load and discharge port regions, where they can be deployed to fulfill other contracts,” Jan Rindbo, CEO of Norden, commented.The contract covers transport from various load ports in Indonesia and South Africa to the discharge port of Krishnapatnam in East Coast India.The voyages will be carried out on both Norden-owned and -chartered vessels.Norden operates a total of 249 dry cargo and 60 tanker vessels and has six ships on order.Demand for energy in India is on the rise in line with the country’s economic expansion. Sembcorp Energy India is an independent power producer in India which owns and operates two coal fired supercritical power plants near the port of Krishnapatnam in East Coast India.
Connersville, In. — Indiana State Police say a Connersville man was killed Friday after a single vehicle crash in Fayette County.James E. Rowe, 78, was northbound around 4:40 p.m., driving left of center around a curve on County Road 330 when he overcorrected as a car approached. Rowe’s vehicle went off the road struck a tree.Officials say Rowe died at the scene.
The Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) announced that Florida inmates will be making cloth face masks for correctional officers as the number of inmates with COVID-19 continues to go up.Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) and Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises (PRIDE) will be making cloth face masks using the CDC’s templates.“It’s critical we take all precautions necessary to minimize the potential risk to the inmate population and staff charged with their care and custody,” FDC Secretary Mark Inch said.The release says the masks will first be distributed to correctional officers, probation officers and staff in high-risk geographic areas of the state. After that the masks will go to institutions which have large at-risk inmate populations.Prisons are currently a hotspot for coronavirus infections due to the overcrowded living conditions.
Village for all · Beginning this fall two-bedroom loft units at USC Village will feature a new furniture system. Although lofts are smaller than regular dorms, the new furniture will allow students to maximize their living space. (Emily Smith | Daily Trojan)It started as an idea for her own loft. Now, it’s the latest update to USC Village.Veronica Matthews, a sophomore majoring in business administration, turned the steps of her bunk bed into storage space and the top step into cushioned seating. Her simple innovation has now turned into USC Housing’s new space-saving furniture system for loft-style units at USC Village. Instead of metal ladders, the new loft beds will come with furniture informally called “Veronica” staircases, named after Matthews herself. She said the concept was inspired by a combination of her childhood love for bunk beds and her desire to ameliorate issues of comfortability, seating and storage in the reduced-size rooms. “When I was younger, I wondered why [bunk beds] didn’t have slides attached to them because slides would have been a great addition,” Matthews said. “Although [looking into slides] initially started as a joke, it led me to the idea of stairs.”Matthews proposed the cabinet-staircase idea to her parents and eventually turned her vision into a reality.“We found the person who would make the staircases on Etsy,” she said. “I didn’t need a super fancy set; I just needed something that would work for the year.”After going through the process and acquiring the additional furniture, Matthews pitched the idea to Daniel Moran, a senior associate director for USC Village housing. Moran supported the technology and after a few months of designing, engineering and testing prototypes, the University finally approved a design.Emily Smith | Daily Trojan“We pride ourselves on being early adopters of new technologies and are always looking for ways to improve our amenities in USC Housing,” Moran said. “When we saw the reaction to the ‘Veronica’ [staircase] during our USC Housing tour last November, it was obvious that this idea was what we needed to take an unpopular unit and vastly improve it.”According to Moran, the metal ladders being replaced will be sent to the manufacturers for repurposing to support the University’s efforts to avoid sending furniture to landfills. “I appreciate that USC Housing realized that the original loft furniture was problematic and chose to swap it out,” said Jessica Milton, a junior who previously lived in a loft. Moran added that the new loft design has been a hit with freshmen touring USC Village.“We had never had a reaction like that before in the decade we have been taking freshmen on tours of upperclassmen housing units,” Moran said.
The county intermediate premilimary quarter final between Clonakenny and Rockwell Rovers due to be played in Littleton is off. Rockwell Rovers have given a walkover.Yesterday in the senior hurling quarter finals there was wins for DromInch and Kilruane McDonaghs.Drom beat Kildangan on a 5-13 to 1-15 scoreline.Seamus Callanan hit 2-5 while Seamus Butler hit 1-2 in that game for Drom.Kilruane McDonaghs ran out winners over Eire Og Annacarthy the score in that game was 1-22 to 1-14. Tipp minor Cian Darcy with the goal for Kilruane there.Kilsheelan beat St Marys in the South Intermediate final 0-18 to 0-15In the North junior B final Newport beat Portroe by a point 1-14 to 1-13Elsewhere today, there are county hurling championships to be decided in Antrim, Cavan, Down, Kerry and in Laois where Clough Ballacolla and Camross meet. The North rivals know each other well and both sides will fancy their chances in this one. Nenagh chairman Jim Nagle says they are well prepared for todayAt 3.30 County and Mid champions Thurles Sarsfields take on Clonoulty Rossmore who are without John O Keefe for today but both teams have beaten each other in recent years.
EURO2016Captain Eden Hazard inspired Belgium to a resounding 4-0 victory over Hungary at Euro 2016 on Sunday, setting up a quarterfinal clash with Wales. Hazard set up one goal and scored another as Toby Alderweireld, Michy Batshuayi and Yannick Carrasco completed a comfortable victory. Belgium dominated the opening stages and took the lead after 10 minutes when Kevin De Bruyne swung an inviting cross into the box where centre back Alderweireld rose at the far post to power his header past Hungary keeper Gabor Kiraly. Substitute Batshuayi tapped home Hazard’s low cross with 12 minutes remaining shortly after coming on. The Chelsea player cut inside the Hungary box and then rifled home a superb finish for the third before Carrasco grabbed a late goal.Share this:FacebookRedditTwitterPrintPinterestEmailWhatsAppSkypeLinkedInTumblrPocketTelegram
EL SEGUNDO – The Lakers held a team meeting Thursday, where players were free to air their grievances about the state of the team, including “the business of the organization,” said Brandon Ingram.“Hopefully we think about what we said to each other,” Ingram said. “What we said to the coaches and that the coaches have listened to what we said. Hopefully we can take it into practice, into games and just get better.”Last week veteran center Andrew Bogut said he would be “lying to say that there are guys that are not frustrated on this team.”Plans to chase two maximum-level free agents next summer have made certain players uneasy about their futures with the team; Julius Randle has watched his minutes plummet; and the Lakers (11-22) are in the midst of a four-game losing streak and have lost seven of their last eight games. Walton characterized the Lakers issues as “normal, middle-of-the-season NBA type of stuff.”The situation with Randle is perhaps the most intriguing. The fourth-year forward played just 11 minutes in Wednesday’s loss to Memphis. He was held to just eight minutes one week earlier in a victory against the league-leading Houston Rockets.“Julius has shown us how great he can be,” Walton said. “And I believe in Julius and I continue to challenge him and some nights when he doesn’t play big minutes, it’s because other guys are rolling.“And some nights it’s because I don’t believe he is playing up to the standard that he set for himself. I want him to feel and realize the difference in those nights as part of his growth as a player.” Kuzma said the issues weren’t unusual on any team.“At the end of the day we’re going to have five guys on the floor and somebody’s always going to be frustrated by something,” Kuzma said, “whether that’s playing time, not getting enough shots, coaches being on them too hard or anything. That’s just the game of basketball.” Newsroom GuidelinesNews TipsContact UsReport an Error
AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MOREUCLA alum Kenny Clark signs four-year contract extension with Packers“I think it was well-needed at the point in time that we were at,” Ingram said. “I think in these last two games, very winnable games, I don’t think we played up to our potential.”Rookie forward Kyle Kuzma characterized the meeting as a “heart-to-heart” and that the Lakers were “just trying to get back on the same page.”Coach Luke Walton said Bogut bringing the Lakers frustrations to light helped spur the decision to meet as a group. The Lakers were scheduled to practice Thursday morning, but Walton instead showed film and brought everyone into an open forum.He even said he considered burning sage, a la Phil Jackson.“There’s some frustration,” Walton said. “But there’s frustration on every team unless you win every game. Whenever you lose games, there’s frustration, people want to play more as everyone in the league should want to play more.”
The Cowboys, who won last year’s championship by four strokes, are backed by the conference’s top average scorer, Blake Elliot. The junior from Liberty Hill, Texas, averaged a 1.31 below par score for the season. He finished tied for fifth at this championship a year ago. McNeese is seeded No. 2 in the conference and will tee off with Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin, the No. 3 team. They will be the last teams to tee off, starting at 9:45 a.m.The Lumberjacks look to earn their first conference championship since 1999. SFA knocked on the door last year, moving up two spots on the final day after shooting 14-over in the championship round, and earned the runner-up trophy. The ‘Jacks have finished in the top five of four tournaments this season.Abilene Christian, Central Arkansas and Houston Baptist are the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 seeds, respectively. They will begin play at 9 a.m.Lamar, who owns 24 Southland championships and 21 more than the next closest team, McNeese, is the No. 7 seed and searches to lift its first trophy since 2012. The Cardinals are grouped with Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls. They will tee off at 8:15 a.m.Albert Badosa-Soler returns to lead the Colonels. Last year, Badosa-Soler won the individual title at the Southland championship in a six-round playoff against HBU’s Val Almendarez.UIW and New Orleans, as the No. 10 and No. 11-seeded teams, will tee off the opening round and be the only teams playing in pairs on the first day.For more information on the 2018 Southland Conference men’s golf championship, please click here. McKINNEY, Texas – The 2018 Southland Conference Men’s Golf Championship tees off Monday at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club (Dye Course) in McKinney, Texas. Eleven teams will tee off, beginning at 7:30 a.m. CT, on the par-72, 7,346-yard course.This is the 54th league championship with McNeese heading into the tournament as the back-to-back reigning champion.Sam Houston State earned the top seeding for the tournament as the highest ranked national team in the Southland. The Bearkats, paced by William Holcomb, Jake McCrory and Noah Steele who each rank top five in the league for average score, are No. 70 in the nation and own two team titles this season.