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    Puerto Rico Business Emergency Operations Center participants meet Nov. 13 at the Sheraton Hotel in Isla Grande section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, to develop plans to help local businesses participate in recovery-related contracting opportunities. The group, with local input, coordinates efforts to anticipate and eliminate barriers to getting Puerto Rico back in business.

    FEMA, local businesses partner for Hurricane Maria recovery

    After Hurricane Maria devastated vast portions of Puerto Rico, businesses and industry in local communities began coordinating with the government of Puerto Rico, FEMA and other federal agencies to fast-track efforts to revitalize and stimulate commerce on the island. The FEMA-Puerto Rico Business Emergency Operations Center is a critical cog in that effort.
  • Walter Ahhaitty, planner and grant writer for Southern California Indian Center Inc., out of Orange County, California, speaks at the Los Angeles District's National Native American Heritage Month Observance Nov. 7 at the District's headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.

    Native American speaks about his family, tribal experiences at observance

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District celebrated the contributions of American Indians and Alaska natives during an observance Nov. 7 at the District’s headquarters in downtown LA.
  • Ed Flores, a disability employment consultant with the California Department of Rehabilitation, speaks to the Los Angeles District Oct. 24 at the downtown Los Angeles headquarters in observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. His presentation sought to eliminate the stigma associated with disability.

    District observes disability employment awareness month

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District observed National Disability Employment Awareness Month Oct. 24 at the district's headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.