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One month left for building departments using Accela to receive CalAPP grants from CA Energy Commission
Last year, the California legislature passed the Solar Access Act (SB 379) that requires cities and counties to automate their permitting for residential rooftop…
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Introducing the Spring 2023 Release
Accela’s product release schedule includes two major releases each year, one in the spring and the second in the fall, and “service packs” that happen…
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Unlocking Short Term Rental Benefits for Local Governments
“Ensuring short-term rentals enhance the community” “Lawmakers consider changes to short-term rental regulations” Headlines like these flood…
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Trusting Email to Build Capacity
The very first email was sent in 1971. By the mid-1980s, the world accepted email as a convenient, fast, and inexpensive means of communication. We…
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Rewarding ideas that inspire: Accela is sending four big thinkers to the NEHA 2023 Annual Educational Conference
Application open now! On July 31, 2023, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) kicks off its annual educational conference (AEC) in New Orleans, LA. For…
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March Customer and Partner News and Training Highlights
This month we’re helping Accela customers ‘spring forward’ with resources and training to help sharpen their technology skills and extend use of…
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Recipe for Customer Success
Q&A with Jack Reid, Accela VP of Technical Support & Training Top-performing government agencies are relentless in their pursuit of excellence. Believing and investing in…
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How Manatee County, FL Remained Operational and Executed Permitting in the Aftermath of Hurricane Ian
An interview with Dana Winters, a permitting supervisor in the Development Services Department with Manatee County in Florida. Accela: Thank you for taking the time…
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