A recent GAO report praised the U.S government’s recovery efforts after hurricanes and wildfires in 2017 in Texas, Florida, and California – while criticizing the response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Titled 2017 Hurricanes and Wil...[more]
Exactly a year after Hurricane Harvey devastated the Gulf Coast of Texas, voters in the Houston area overwhelmingly approved a $2.5 billion bond issue for flood control. The Category 4 storm made landfall on August 25, 2017, causing more th...[more]
Owners of the historic Mangrove Mama's, built in 1909, Dane and Ivana Wisnowsky were interviewed by Adam Grinold (right).
Photo by Amber K. Pattillo
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Adam Grinold, Executive Director of the Brattleboro Dev...[more]
This year’s National Preparedness Month continues a tradition begun in 2004. FEMA’s resources devoted to NPM are now more extensive than ever, including a wealth of information on preparing for and dealing with disasters, extensive social m...[more]
¿Por qué involucrar empresas pequeñas en continuidad comercial?
Empresas pequeñas tiene una función crítica en la economía local porque proveen servicios y productos necesarios a ambos residentes y grandes empleadores. Después ...[more]
RestoreYourEconomy.org provides resources and best practice information for public and private stakeholders who are seeking to rebuild their local economies after an economic disruption, be it a natural disaster or man-made crisis, as well as assisting the business community in preparing for a disruption.
It is a one-stop shop of disaster preparedness, post-disaster economic recovery, and economic resilience resources, tools, event announcements as well as opportunities to connect with peers through social media groups.
IEDC thanks Southwest Airlines for their support of volunteers going to Texas, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Florida to assist in economic recovery.
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