Can Business School Save a Company?
A family printing business in eastern Kentucky was struggling after coal’s decline. Then the CFO got sent to Babson.
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Report Shows Community Development Groups Create Jobs and Grow Local Economies
Contact: Ayrianne Parks Telephone: 202.579.7445 Email: Ayrianne@Rapoza.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Report Shows Community Development Groups Create Jobs and Grow Local Economies A report released by Rapoza Associates shows 26 community development projects resulted in nearly 7,000 jobs in communities still plagued by high unemployment and poverty rates December 9, 2014—Washington, D.C.—Amidst federal funding
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CPLC President Recognized For Community Development Work
Chicanos Por La Causa President and CEO Edmundo Hidalgo has been named by Hispanic Business as one of the 50 Most Influentials for 2014. He was recognized for his work helping CPLC become one of the most influential community development corporations in the United States. Read his biography on Hispanic Business.
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Will Promise Zones Help Lift Kentucky Out of Poverty?
NewsHour’s Megan Thompson reports on how the Promise Zones initiative is aiming to boost the KY economy.
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Northern Initiatives invests in small businesses to drive economic growth in northern Michigan communities
In the Michigan UP, Northern Initiatives is making connections that others will not, investing in small businesses and providing the resources they need to start and grow, sparking local economies and creating much-needed jobs for local families.
River Wood Apartments Ribbon Cutting
Tenants, elected officials, business representative, CAP Services staff and Board members, and others attended a ribbon-cutting and open house for River Wood Apartments, Tuesday, July 22, in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
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Neighborhood Development Center Lends Hand to Broke Entrepreneurs
On May 15, The National Journal highlighted the work of National Development Center (NDC), a nonprofit community development corporation headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota that works in low-income, minority and immigrant communities around the Twin Cities. Established in 1993, NDC ‘s work hinges on the belief that residents, small businesses and neighborhood groups in all communities have
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Stories of Community Impact
New Report Released by Rapoza Associates on Community Development Projects Showcases 31 Projects Resulting in 6,000 Jobs in Communities with Staggering Unemployment and Poverty
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Nonprofit Focuses on Employment Training and Business and Community Development
Impact Services Corporation helped to develop Aramingo Crossings, a 25-acre $45 million shopping center that created over 600 jobs.
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Near Zero Energy Home Development unveiled in Whitley County
As part of a demonstration project, Kentucky Highlands financed five innovative near zero energy homes in Whitley County, Kentucky
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