- Delaware officials announced that the state recently hired Solomon Adote as its top cybersecurity official, filling a gap left in July by the retirement of Elayne Starkey, who had held the position for 13 years. Adote, who began his new role last month, joined the state government after nearly six years as the information security manager for a global chemical manufacturer.
- Bonny Copenhaver was selected by the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College (CTC) Education to serve as the college's fourth president. Copenhaver, who previously was at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, replaces L. Marshall Washington, who left New River CTC in June to become president of Kalamazoo Valley Community College in Texas Township, Michigan. Kathy Butler is serving as interim president and will stay on to assist her during the transition period. She will begin her duties on Jan. 2.
- Deputy Chief Orlando Rolon's appointment as Orlando's new chief of police was announced last week. Rolon, a 25-year veteran with the police force, will serve as acting police chief starting Oct. 27, and will formally become police chief Dec. 2. Police Chief John Mina announced his retirement earlier this year in order to run for Orange County Sheriff. Mina's last day at work is Oct. 26.
- The Nebraska State College System has entered a contract with the next system chancellor. Paul Turman will begin his Lincoln work on Jan. 2. Turman is system vice president for academic affairs for the South Dakota Board of Regents. He'll be replacing Chancellor Stan Carpenter, who is retiring after 18 years of service to the Nebraska system, which has campuses in Chadron, Peru and Wayne.
- Stephanie Dedmon, Tennessee's new chief information officer (CIO), began her first day Oct. 8. Chief Information Officer Mark Bengel, who assumed the role in July 2007 after more than three years as chief technology officer/deputy CIO, has shifted to a 90-day advisory role and will retire Dec. 31. Dedmon is a state employee of more than a decade who became the deputy CIO nearly three years ago.
- Deputy Chief John "Gerry" Giunta will be appointed as the city's new chief of the Salem Fire Department. Deputy Chief Giunta joined the Salem Fire Department as a firefighter in 1983 and served on Engine 1 and Ladder 2. Since March 2018 Deputy Chief Giunta has served as the department's acting chief, following the retirement of his predecessor, Chief David Cody.
- Morgan Smith has taken over as Bainbridge Island's new city manager. Smith served as the city's deputy city manager since October 2010. Former City Manager Doug Schulze announced he was leaving Bainbridge to become the city manager of Banning, Calif. Smith began her new position Oct. 3, and the contract runs through Dec. 31, 2020.
- Michael Warrix was named the new director of planning and development services for the city of Abilene after previously serving in that role for the city of Peachtree, Ga. Warrix, who began his new position this week, replaces Taurus Freeman, who was given the position in January after serving as interim director. Freeman left to take a job in Fayetteville, N.C. Warrix has 30 years of experience in public sector planning agencies and private sector civil and environmental engineering firms in Texas, Kentucky, Georgia and South Carolina.
- Bridget Gibbons, who has served as Westchester County's deputy director of economic development since County Executive George Latimer took office in January, was named director of the agency. In addition to serving as deputy director, Gibbons also led both the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and Westchester County Local Development Corp. The position had previously been held by George Oros and prior to him by Eileen Mildenberger.
- The University of New Hampshire (UNH) has a new president. James Dean jr. was officially installed as the 20th president of UNH. Dean most recently served as executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He succeeds Mark Huddleston, who retired after serving 11 years at UNH.
- Elisa Hoekwater had been chosen at the executive director of MAX Transit - Birmingham Jefferson County Transit Authority. Hoekwater is scheduled to start work in early November. She currently works as the transportation program manager at the Macatawa Area Coordinating Council. She replaces Linda Lefebre.
- Margaret Weichert, the deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, is now leading the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) as its acting director. The announcement came last week after OPM's Senate-confirmed director, Jeff Pon, resigned. Pon was confirmed to the position in March.
Oregon/Washington State/British Columbia- Talks to develop a Pacific Northwest high speed rail corridor have the potential to make this vision a reality. Oregon, Washington and British Columbia (BC) governments met to discuss what an ultra-high-speed rail line connecting Portland, Seattle and Vancouver BC would potentially look like. All parties wish to work with private companies to develop bullet trains in the region. Amtrak's current Cascade route already connects Portland and Vancouver, but only runs four times a day between Portland and Seattle and now and then to Canada. Potential ridership is quite promising; and the growing population of the three cities is projected to reach 11.2 million by 2040. 
North Carolina- Wake County voters will go to the polls on Nov. 6 and decide on a proposed $548 million school construction bond. The bond would provide funds to help build seven new schools, renovate 11 existing schools and fund other related projects. School officials state that such renovations are needed on the schools to accommodate an increase in students, update security and improve accessibility. An example project the bond would be used for is the $5.4 million set aside for the $71 million rebuild of East Wake Middle School. 
New York- New York City has committed $250M to closing gaps in the Manhattan Greenway. The 32.5-mile greenway currently has gaps in Inwood, Harlem, Washington Heights, Midtown and East Village. Plans for the greenway span all the way back to 1993, and the completed vision will result in more than 1,000 acres of open space along the Hudson, East and Harlem rivers. 
Vermont- The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources released a 
Illinois- Northern Illinois University (NIU) officials recently announced the construction of a $22.9 million research facility in partnership with the Illinois Innovation Network. The facility, the Northern Illinois Center for Community Sustainability (NICCS), will be based on the university's DeKalb campus and will be part of the larger network that researches global issues and drives economic growth in Illinois. The state government has pledged some half billion to the network with $15 million of it going to starting the center on the NIU campus with the remaining $7.9 million in funding coming from the university. 
Pennsylvania- The Delaware County Prison Board released a request for proposals (RFP) for firms interested in operating the George W. Hill Correctional Facility. The prison is a 1,883-bed facility and is under a contract, set to expire in December, with the current operator of the prison. Board officials stated that both the technical aspects of running a prison as well as the costs will be weighed in each proposal. 
New York- The city of Rochester wants a private partner to develop property adjacent to the Port of Rochester Marina. Officials are eager to transform this part of the city into a year-round destination with new waterfront amenities. The site is a vacant 2.8-acre waterfront parcel at 4752 Lake Ave. 
North Carolina- The city of Hendersonville is 
Michigan- The city of Southfield has reissued a 
Rhode Island- The town of Portsmouth is soliciting ideas for the now vacant Coggeshall School building. Town officials stated that this pre-solicitation phase allows them to discuss the property and how proposers might meet the town's objectives of future uses for the building such as a funding source for town operations, improvements to the building and accommodations for public and private use. 
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Maine- Officials in the city of Rockland are facing a land shortage for commercial or light industrial uses and this has put a stranglehold on the local economy. The city has simply run out of places to put new businesses, but the city council may have come up with a solution. By rezoning residential land on Pleasant Street to commercial, the city hopes to grow the tax base of the local economy by bringing in a private developer. 
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Washington, D.C.- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a 
