Trails, Academy Square may benefit from grants (Lebanon Express)
The city council approved the application for two grants at a special session on March 3.

Jaleski pushes technology - The Observer Group (The Longboat Observer)
Longboat Key Commissioner Gene Jaleski has gained commission support to have Town Manager Bruce St. Denis investigate a Wi-Fi infrastructure system for use Key-wide.

Medina gives software firm OSI preliminary OK to build (South Crow River News)
The Medina City Council, Tuesday, March 2, got its first look at site plans for a building proposed by Open Systems International, a software development firm that wants to bring 250 employees to Medina.

Funding Early Childhood Development (KQCD-TV Dickinson)
Whether it`s a preschool or a daycare center, large or small, there aren`t enough quality facilities to satisfy parents. But in the last legislative session, lawmakers approved half a million dollars for the Department of Commerce to award grants to daycares across the state to upgrade.

Grant supports pastor’s three-month sabbatical (Anacortes American)
Westminster Presbyterian Church has received a grant of $47,585 for its minister, the Rev. Stephanie Hankey, to participate in the 2009 National Clergy Renewal Program funded by the Indianapolis-based…