EDITOR’S NOTES Already halfway through summer and it is hitting many that the long and hazy summer days may not linger on forever. Many are already gearing up for back-to-school and work commitments, while companies from coast to coast are looking ahead to the fall, and are busy implementing some key objectives. Cities and counties across North America are also not fooled into thinking that summer will linger on and are also planning resident-focused projects while looking ahead to key commercial and residential developments taking place in the fall. Business View continues to cover it all, bringing to our valued readers the very best sector-focus series and business success stories across the continent. A sector of interest continues to be education and July’s issue of Business View brings additional indepth features covering leading school districts across North America. Education remains the cornerstone to future success and with a new economy comes a shift in curriculum for many school districts across the US and Canada. Prioritizing technology training and focusing on work and co-op experiences for their students, school districts are successfully pivoting to meet the needs of jobs and careers of the future. We sat down with school officials from Bethel School District, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, Gilchrist County School District, Imlay City Community Schools, James Bay Lowlands Secondary School, Lincoln County School District and on the post secondary end, Linn-Benton Community College to discuss their work-focused education and training programs. All of those we spoke to highlighted the key role that core values, career readiness, and educational initiatives have played, in preparing our students for future success. July saw resident-focused economic projects swing into full gear for the municipalities we spoke with for this month’s issue. We sat down with city officials from Bisbee, Arizona, Black Diamond, Washington, Davie, Florida, Coolidge, Arizona, Farmington, Minnesota, Manor, Texas to Marathon, Ontario among other fast-growing municipalities. Commercial growth coupled with residential growth has propelled these municipalities into representing some of the fastest-growing regions across North America as they continue to implement core infrastructure initiatives for their residents. Our July issue also brings top-tier company profiles as we dove head first into some of the key attributes that make these companies leaders in their field. With a robust economy to propel them forward and the woes of the pandemic firmly behind them, we sat down with Brock Group Canada, Consolidated Minerals Inc, Hargrave and Associates, Hotel Eastland, and Living Stone Design among other organizations covering a cross-section of business sectors. As we continue to bring you the very best sector and industry-focused features, we hope that you have a little extra time to get outside to read them and welcome the warm spring weather at your doorstep. Karen Surca Editor in Chief Dear Readers, 2 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 07
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