Private equity firm MPE Partners acquired Libertyville, Ill.-based electrical and mechanical control manufacturer Intermatic. The acquisition positions the manufacturer for growth in several areas, ...

Mayor Andrew Knack admits he was mistaken when he voted against a motion earlier this year to freeze a plan to introduce patio fees. But since learning the licensing fees could hand some ...

The Carroll County Board of Education unanimously voted to modify the Outdoor School program, following a discussion about the safety risks of the school system’s sixth grade overnight program at ...

Eugene School District 4J is cutting $30 million from its budget, leading to layoffs for 176 employees. South Eugene High students and their teacher spoke up about the Integrated Outdoor Program that ...

The city comptroller has launched an investigation into City Hall’s handing of outdoor dining permits, raising concerns about procedural holdups that could be preventing hundreds of restaurants from ...

Six months after Tucson launched a safe sleeping site for homeless women, officials are seeing early success and gaining the attention of Arizona’s governor. Tucson launched a year-long pilot program ...

A Tucson pilot program called STAR Village provides a safe sleeping site for homeless women. City officials report a 35% decrease in crime in the surrounding area since the site opened. The program ...

The number of eateries with permits for sidewalk and roadway tables has dwindled to about a third of its pandemic-era peak. By Claire Fahy As temperatures in New York City soared into the 80s on ...

WASHINGTON — Two senators from rural states are leading a bill to provide $10 million in state grants yearly to fund outdoor recreational activities that could help veterans connect with their local ...

Critics are mounting a campaign to stop school trustees from cutting back a popular outdoor learning program at Archie Williams High School in San Anselmo. Fairfax Mayor Stephanie Hellman said she and ...

The Tamalpais Union High School District is facing community pushback over plans to curtail a two-year outdoor learning program because of budget constraints. More than 75 teens and adults packed into ...