MAYOR REED ADDRESSES THE 2024 STATE OF THE CITY
MONTGOMERY NAMED ONE OF THE 52 PLACES TO GO IN 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES
VALIANT CROSS ACADEMY ANNOUNCED EXPANSION PLANS AFTER WINNING THE $ 1 MILLION YASS PRIZE
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MAYOR REED ADDRESSES THE 2024 STATE OF THE CITY
MONTGOMERY NAMED ONE OF THE 52 PLACES TO GO IN 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES
Mayor Reed addressed the remarkable progress Montgomery has experienced over the last year from the opening of Whitewater and its selection for the 2024 Olympic Team Trials to Montgomery being named a Great American Defense Community by the Association of Defense Communities . He also highlighted the success of Montgomery Fire becoming the first fire department in the State of Alabama to achieve an ISO 1 rating and covered many recent revitalizations made within the city with an emphasis on reopening community centers . He shared the improved status of the city ’ s public transportation and the opening of a consolidated homelessness center . He also shared a focus on MPS funding and the forgiveness of municipal fines , among other initiatives . In the future , new businesses like Amazon , Fed Ex , Manna Beverages , Hyundai ’ s new EV Battery plant and an unnamed large company will call Montgomery their home . Aside from creating more careers and entrepreneurship opportunities , the city is also working to improve the quality of life for residents .
Listed at number 28 of 52 Places to Go in 2024 , Montgomery is recognized by the New York Times for its engagement in conversations about race in America as the former capital of the Confederacy and the birthplace of the civil rights movement . The opening of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in 2018 addressed racial terror across America , represented by 800 suspended steel pillars , one for each county where a lynching was known to have taken place . In 2024 , the Equal Justice Initiative , the nonprofit that opened the memorial , will debut a companion site , Freedom Monument Sculpture Park .
VALIANT CROSS ACADEMY ANNOUNCED EXPANSION PLANS AFTER WINNING THE $ 1 MILLION YASS PRIZE
Valiant Cross Academy welcomed Janine Yass , Founder of the Yass Prize , along with Governor Kay Ivey and other notable guests for a special media event . This event included an exciting announcement about expansion plans for Valiant Cross Academy , as well as a special announcement from the Yass Prize executives . The Yass Prize is known as the Pulitzer of Education Innovation and awards the best education providers who tackle significant education challenges .
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