Business

OP-ED: Ending Fair Housing Rule Removes Opportunities for All

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Of all the issues confronting Americans, none is more basic than that of housing. Whether renting or owning a home, every family needs a place to come…

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CTA Expands Workforce and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Efforts

CHICAGO DEFENDER — The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has launched a series of innovative new outreach programs that will help create and expand opportunities for minority-owned companies and further diversify the…

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Revitalize the SBA 8(a) business program

FLORIDA COURIER — According to the Small Business Administration (SBA): “The federal government’s goal is to award at least five percent of all federal contracting dollars to small disadvantaged businesses…

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Black Female Architects to Hold 5th Annual Event in D.C.

WASHINGTON INFORMER — Black Women in Architecture, an all-female architectural group which has morphed into a vital resource for Black female designers, will gather next month for its annual networking event…

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Slaughter Appointed to African American Mayors Association’s Business Council

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Kimberly Slaughter, HNTB Corporation transit/rail practice leader and senior vice president, has been appointed by the African American Mayors Association to the group’s Business Council. According to…

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Lem’s Bar-B-Que to host 65th Anniversary Bash

CHICAGO CRUSADER — Lem’s Bar-B-Que, a community institution, will celebrate its 65th birthday with a two-day celebration at the eatery’s Grand Crossing location August 30-31. Several events will be held…

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Powerful and Pretty: Serial entrepreneur Morgan A. Owen spills the tea on how to build a business from the ground up in her new book

THE WESTSIDE GAZETTE — Morgan A. Owens had a lot to smile about during her exclusive interview with The Westside Gazette. She’s celebrating the 5th year anniversary of her first…

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NNPA Celebrates the CBCF’s Annual Legislative Conference

NNPA NEWSWIRE — As the CBCF prepares for its 49th ALC, the focus for all involved will be on social, political and economic issues influencing African Americans and all individuals…

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Business leaders sought for Hillsborough County CEOs in Schools initiative

FLORIDA COURIER — On Oct. 18, nearly 180 Tampa Bay area CEOs will volunteer an entire day at Hillsborough County public elementary schools as part of a new educational initiative, CEOs…

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AARP Contest Celebrates Sisterhood; Readers Can Win Trip, Makeover from Sam Fine

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Subscribers can submit stories that describe the moment that transformed a friend into a cherished sister-friend. Claire McIntosh, the editor in chief of Sisters from AARP, told…

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