Podcast Summary
Government Contracting Opportunities: Free info session for individuals and businesses in Carbondale, IL for gov't contracting opportunities, focusing on construction industry, with topics including gov't contracting, industrial readiness, selling to gov't, and subcontracting.
The Illinois Apex Accelerator at Southern Illinois University and the City of Carbondale are hosting a free information session for individuals and businesses interested in contracting opportunities with the city, particularly in the construction industry. The event will cover topics such as government contracting, industrial readiness, selling to government, and subcontracting. Meanwhile, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced a $30 million investment in creating 1,000 clean energy jobs through a new ClimateWorks pre-apprenticeship program. The training will operate in several cities across Illinois for the next three years, prioritizing historically excluded groups. In other news, Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin reflected on the 75th anniversary of NATO and the upcoming NATO Summit in Washington, D.C. Additionally, there were recent studies out of Finland showing promising results for sauna use, including potential decreases in the risk for dementia or Alzheimer's.