- Tom Everett will step into the role of executive director of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on Oct. 22. He replaces Cheryl Walker, FHWA's acting executive director since June 1, who took that role following the retirement of Walter "Butch" Waidelich Jr., FHWA's executive director since March 2016. Everett spent 10 years as a structural engineer team leader in FHWA's Office of Bridges and Structures and has held other key leadership agency positions including bridge management/inspection engineer, technical programs team leader, and director of the agency's Office of Program Administration, overseeing the administration and implementation the Federal-aid highway program in that role.
- The Housing Authority of Racine County Board of Commissioners (HARC) announced the appointment of Larissa Seward as HARC's new executive director, effective Nov. 1. Seward will take over leadership of the agency, replacing Linda Ring-Weber who retired on Sept. 30. In October 2011, she was promoted to deputy director in charge of all programs and staff at the Housing Authority.
- Chairman Neil Chatterjee was nominated to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by President Donald J. Trump in May 2017 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in August 2017. Outgoing Chairman Kevin McIntyre will step down from his post but remain on FERC as a commissioner. Chatterjee served as chairman from August 2017 to December 2017 and was again named chairman on Oct. 24, 2018. Prior to joining the commission, he was energy policy advisor to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
- Kent State University president Beverly Warren has announced she will step down from her post on July 1, 2019. Warren became KSU's president in 2014 after serving as provost and senior vice president of Virginia Commonwealth University. Search plans for Warren's successor will be revealed in the coming weeks.
- Webb Scott Brown, the president and CEO of the Montana Chamber of Commerce, announced he will retire Dec. 31. Brown, who has served in this position for 20 years, was the former membership and government relations director at the Billings Area Chamber of Commerce and the executive director at the Lewistown Area Chamber of Commerce.
- The University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees announced that Melinda Treadwell has been selected to serve as its eleventh president. Treadwell began serving as interim president of Keene State on July 31, 2017. Treadwell originally joined Keene State as a faculty member in 2000. Later, she also served as interim provost. Prior to returning to Keene, Treadwell served as CEO and provost of Antioch University New England.
- The Corsicana City Council recently confirmed the appointment of John Boswell to the position of economic development director. Boswell brings 25 years of development experience to Corsicana, including 18 years in local economic development in Texas. He was employed by the city of Pittsburgh, the Greater San Marcos Economic Development Council and the Sherman Economic Development Corporation, where he was president. For the last seven years Boswell was senior director in development for a private equity firm that develops, owns, operates and manages investments in clean energy.
- The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) has named Steven Abrams executive director. He will succeed Jack Stephens, who will retire when his contract expires Dec. 31. Abrams served on SFRTA's board from 2010 until he resigned in May to enter the search process for the executive director position. He was chairman from July 2012 to June 2014, and again from July 2017 to June 2018.
- San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White has announced she is retiring next year. She has agreed to stay on the job until spring to allow time to find her replacement. Her retirement date is May 5, 2019. Hayes-White, who joined the department in 1990, served as the department's director of training from 2000 until her appointment as chief of department. She has led the department for 15 years.
- Mike Roberts, who has been serving as the interim police chief since August, was appointed on a permanent basis. The chief position became open when former Fire Chief Mike Smith was elected to the position of Utah County sheriff. Roberts has worked for the Pleasant Grove Police Department for more than 24 years, serving in a variety of positions. These include patrol officer, detective, sergeant, lieutenant and has been captain since 2012. He has also worked with the Utah County Major Crimes Task Force.
- The Sisters City Council selected Cory Misley to serve as Sisters' next city manager. Misley currently works as the city manager of La Pine, a position he has held since 2015. Misley will begin work in Sisters on Nov. 26. He replaces the former Sisters City Manager Brant Kucera who resigned Aug. 18 to accept a new position as the city administrator of Ashland, Wis.
- Jessica Moy is the first executive director of the Michigan Infrastructure Council, tasked with creating a 30-year strategy for investing in Michigan's roads and water. Moy comes from previous positions at business and IT consulting companies, Michigan State University and the state Department of Technology, Management and Budget. Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill July 2 creating the 27-member commission to provide recommendations on how to revamp transportation, drinking water, communication networks and other infrastructure.
Missouri- Jefferson City officials have voted to seek a developer to transform a 31.28-acre site on Chestnut Street by issuing a request for qualifications. Formerly the Missouri State Penitentiary facility, the land was transferred from the state to the city in August with the intention of economic development in the area. 
Indiana- Center Grove Schools, located in Greenwood, has a high school in need of a renovation and expansion. Upgrades to the 2,500-student high school would include updating existing classrooms, constructing a 50-meter pool, renovating the pool deck area and improving safety through new security barriers and video surveillance. 
Michigan- The Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority has partnered with the city of Muskegon Heights to develop a new urban housing development where a vacant school is located. The site of the former Glendale School is 2.5 acres and is expected to yield 20 single-family homes priced between $80,000 and $90,000. 
Colorado- The state is considering handing over control of a school district to an outside manager. The move would put the Adams 14 school district under the control of an external manager, an action that is completely unprecedented in the history of the state's public education system. A state panel has put the proposal before the State Board of Education, which is expected to approve the transition based on the district's recent lack of leaderships and low performance. 
Indianapolis- Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) plan to sell its downtown headquarters where roughly 200 employees work. The school board is expected to declare the downtown building as surplus as it searches for a place to relocate central services currently housed at the property. IPS officials state that they want to move their offices in 2020 to a leased building in the central area where more parking is available for staff and parents. 
Virginia- The town of Christiansburg will be privatizing its trash collection services. The town will pursue potential partners in the coming weeks with hopes that more favorable options than the longtime city-owned and operated system are available. Garbage collection in the city has been a municipal venture for the past five decades, and the city budgets nearly $1.7 million annually for trash collection. 
Mississippi- The city of Natchez is developing a request for proposals (RFP) to lease its old train depot. The depot building underwent an exterior renovation in 2016 but the facility remains unused. City officials waited to further discuss a request for proposals for the vacant building until a downtown revitalization plan was completed to rezone and redesign the area around the former depot. 
North Carolina- Durham wants to redevelop the former police headquarters downtown and has solicited a request for qualifications (RFQ). The city has requested the following conditions for the 4-acre parcel located at 505 W. Chapel Hill St.: 
Ohio- The Dayton International Airport and city want a new hotel that offers accommodations, conference space and dining or restaurant options to serve travelers, airlines staff and workers at some of the large new developments around the aviation facility. The city permanently closed the Dayton Airport Hotel in 2010 after 40 years in operation. The facility was later demolished. A 
New Jersey- Burlington County Freeholders have decided to keep the indoor pool at Rowan College's Pemberton campus open and accessible to the public. Freeholders promised that the county would work to keep the college pool open and obtain the physical education building. If that's not feasible, officials said the county would partner to build another one elsewhere. The pool and 45,000-square-foot physical education building have been part of the college campus off Pemberton-Browns Mills Road since it opened in 1970. Questions about the pool's future started three years ago, when the college announced it was phasing out use of the over 40-year-old campus in favor of making its Mount Laurel campus on Route 38 the college's new main campus. 
New Mexico- The city of Albuquerque has issued a 
Tennessee- The Tennessee Department of Education (DoEd) will make changes to the TNReady testing system for public schools in time for the 2019-20 school year. A request for proposals will be issued later this year to select a testing vendor. New vendors are expected to move more tests online, particularly in older grades, and provide faster results to teachers and families through an online login once scores are available. 
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