FORT SMITH — A federal grant is planting the seed for the Fort Smith Boys & Girls Club to grow its gardening program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the club $75,000 to grow its Gardening and Nutrition Program to address food insecurity in the River Valley. The dual-faceted program first teaches children in the…
11 Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College (NLTCC) is excited to announce the start of its new Plumbing Program in partnership with the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors of Louisiana (PHCCLA). The inaugural class of students will begin on August 12th on the NLTCC Shreveport campus and will provide a fantastic opportunity for those interested in a career in…
Dive Brief: California legislators will soon consider an extended producer responsibility bill for flooring meant to replace the state’s current carpet stewardship program. The bill, if passed, would establish a new EPR program not just for carpet but also for carpet pads, artificial turf and “resilient flooring” made from materials such as vinyl, linoleum and rubber….
Ben Pifher/MDN Dinnah Mogaka, a member of the gardening community, stands next to her family’s plots at Rainbow Gardens. For those who are interested in gardening but do not have a place to do so, the Rainbow Gardens Association has land available for use through a rental program managed by the Minot Public Library. Deb…
Home News WIFI Accepting Applications for Scholarship Program Dalton, GA, June 18, 2024-Women in the Floorcovering Industry (WIFI), a non-profit organization whose mission is to attract, empower, and educate current and future women in the flooring industry, is taking applications for the…
JMK Plumbing, in partnership with the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce the launch of a new scholarship program designed to support aspiring plumbers in the Miami area. This initiative aims to foster local talent and address critical workforce needs by providing financial assistance and hands-on training opportunities to local residents. The…
Barton Community College’s plumbing program is small but it fills an important niche in workforce training, instructor Jeff Meyer told the college’s board of trustees on Tuesday. “Plumbing is a way of life,” he proclaimed, calling it “the most important profession in the world.” He started in the business in 1987 and in 2021 he…
Getting a machine to help students thread pipes has been a pipe dream of Longview High School plumbing instructor Harold Gober since he started teaching there five years ago. Thanks to a donation from the Texas Builders Foundation, the charitable division of the Texas Association of Builders, the program is now flush with the cash…
