THE FUTURE
美国体育博览会已经结束，我想对所有在美国体育博览会帐篷里志愿服务的美国体育博览会1240分会会员表示衷心的感谢, the annual dinner, and or helped the Expo in various ways. Although we were challenged by some of the weather, it was a success. Our annual chapter dinner had a change in the format. Instead of having a single speaker sharing their unique story of topic, 我们举办了一个小组讨论，主题是“为我们的青年在航空航天领域提供选择和机会”. We were not sure how much of an attraction the program would be. 晚餐的票卖光了，节目的反响比我们想象的要好. 我们的小组有三位对支持青年航空事业充满热情的人，其中包括Cindy Hasselbring, Director of the AOPA High School Aviation Curriculum Initiative, Story Musgrave, retired NASA Astronaut, and Chuck Ahearn, President of the Ray Foundation.  Read more here.

GOV. DESANTIS OUTLINES ECONOMIC VISION AT LUNCHEON
州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯在佛罗里达州立大学校友中心的佛罗里达经济俱乐部午餐会上发表主题演讲时概述了他的经济愿景. “我要感谢佛罗里达经济俱乐部给我这个机会来分享我对我们州未来的愿景,” said Governor DeSantis. “我们在佛罗里达州有很多6686体育集团官网，但我们不能满足于现有的成就. 作为一个国家，我们必须有一个大胆的愿景，利用我们手中的东西，以及未来的东西. 我将继续努力确保佛罗里达走在创新的前沿，为所有佛罗里达人提供经济繁荣和更光明的未来.”  Read more here.

NUCOR WILL BEGIN HIRING IN JUNE
Highlands News-Sun Feb. 5
纽柯将开始招聘过程中不久的工作开始于6月在其钢筋工厂, which will break ground soon just north of the Polk and Highlands county line. 人力资源工作人员丽贝卡“贝基”本顿说，破土动工将很快纽柯公司的新2.4亿美元的钢厂在波尔克县.
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SFSC AWARDED $2.3 MILLION JOB GROWTH GRANT
Highlands News-Sun By Marc Valero
今年1月，南佛罗里达州立大学(South Florida State College)收到了美国经济机遇部(Department of Economic Opportunity)签署的一份已执行的合同，这标志着官方批准了一项2美元的计划.通过改善公共基础设施和加强劳动力培训来促进经济机会. The grant from the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund was awarded under former Gov. Rick Scott. Read more here. 

SEBRING MOVES UP SUNDAY ALCOHOL SALES
Highlands News-Sun By Melissa Main
The Sebring City Council voted 3-2 to start Sunday alcohol sales at 6 a.m., effective immediately. Councilmen Mark Stewart and Lenard Carlisle cast the dissenting votes, but the measure passed at Tuesday’s meeting. Alcohol sales were previously prohibited between the hours of 2 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sundays. With the passage of the new ordinance, alcohol sales are now allowed beginning at 6 a.m. every day of the week. Read more here.

HIGHLANDS ACCEPTS STATE FUNDS FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING STUDY
Highlands News-Sun By Phil Attinger
Highlands County has received and accepted a $40,从佛罗里达州获得了1万美元的可偿还赠款，用于研究其经济适用房的库存. Benjamin Dunn, director of Development Services, said he hopes this study will not only show what the county has, but also what it doesn’t have and needs. 它还可能为任何希望获得多户住宅融资的开发商提供备用材料, something Dunn already knows Highlands County lacks, and needs.  Read more here.

DOUBLEDAY HEADS UP CAREERSOURCE HEARTLAND
Highlands New-Sun By Dorothy Harris
In workforce development for the majority of her career, Donna Doubleday, began teaching daily living and job readiness to developmentally disabled individuals. 通过教育和职业培训提高技能，她发现了新的机会. Soon conducting vocational assessments and evaluations, she later served as the coordinator of a transitional employment program. Helping with job search, readiness and placement, 她开始从事绩效和项目监控以及程序和项目开发的工作. Doubleday has also been a case manager, program monitor, quality improvement coordinator, director of programs and operations, a regional director and chief operations officer.  Read more here.

NUCOR OFFERS STUDENTS CHANCE AT DEGREE
Highlands News-Sun By Marc Valero
Earn an AA degree, with tuition and all the costs covered, plus a high paying job back home; that is the opportunity a Nucor Steel representative described Wednesday to a group of Sebring High School students. 纽柯正在高地/波尔克县线以北建设一个螺纹钢微型工厂，将雇用约250人.  Read more here.

STUDY SUGGESTS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS INCREASE PAYCHECKS
Highlands News-Sun By Phil Attinger
道路建设似乎是一笔巨大的开支，既要花时间，又要花纳税人的钱. According to a recent study by a corporate think tank, that investment could put more money back into people’s pockets, in the form of better gross domestic product (GDP) and increased pay for all workers. 商业圆桌会议，其成员领导着拥有近1500万员工和700万美元资产的公司.5 trillion in revenues, 发布了一份2018年12月的研究报告，指出现代化的基础设施系统将是充分发挥美利坚合众国生产潜力的关键. However, the study states, 公共部门对基础设施的投资没有跟上美国其他地区的增长步伐.S. economy.  Read more here.

DISTRICT FOCUSES ON FIVE STRATEGIC AREAS
Dr. Brenda Longshore
Though we are only two months into 2019, 这段时间我们整个学区都很忙，许多积极的事情正在发生. I would like to take a few moments to share some highlights with you. Graduation is still a few months away, 但我们已经有高中毕业生庆祝他们的大学承诺，并获得了数千美元的学术和体育奖学金.  Read more here.