Community Economic Development Grants

VEDC Creates New Lending Program to Boost African American-Owned Small Businesses

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VEDC, a long-standing member of the CDC community, announced that it is joining forces with JPMorgan Chaise to create a new lending program for African American-owned small businesses in New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. VEDC released the following information on the program: The National African American Small Business Loan Fund will boost economic opportunity […]

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Report Shows Community Development Groups Create Jobs and Grow Local Economies

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  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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Emerging Green Industry Company Expands Facility

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The Northwest Side Community Development Corporation (NWSCDC) will use CED funding to expand a new, emerging green industry company known as Helios Solar Works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NWSCDC will assist Helios Solar works with capital equipment purchases and working capital to facilitate its rapid growth as the company expands its production line and establishes additional shifts to meet new orders from solar panel installations in the United States and Europe.

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