The Indiana Senate revised Senate Bill 434 Monday by removing a requirement the proposed convention center only be located near the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary.
Background: There is growing attention to intra-regional trade in food. However, the relationship between such trade and food and nutrition is understudied. In this paper, we present an analysis of intra-regional food trade in the Pacific region, where there are major concerns regarding the nutritional implications of international food trade. Using a new regional database, we examine trends in food trade among Pacific Island Counties and Territories (PICTs) relative to extra-regional trade. Results: Intra-regional trade represents a small, but increasing proportion of total imports. The major food group traded within the Pacific is cereal grains and flour, which represented 51% of total intra-regional food trade in 2018. Processed and prepared foods, sweetened or flavoured beverages, processed fish, and sugar and confectionary are also traded in large quantities among PICTs. Trade in root crops is negligible, and overall intra-regional trade of healthy foods is limited, both in terms
Washington County Mayor Joe Grandy says a pending vote by the Sullivan County Commission that seeks to block that board’s membership in a new regional economic development organization will not
Washington County Mayor Joe Grandy says a pending vote by the Sullivan County Commission that seeks to block that board’s membership in a new regional economic development organization will not