02/06/2013 - 19:46
NEW YORK -- United Athletes Foundation (UAF) announced a partnership with Great Lakes Capital Fund (GLCF), in collaboration with Baker Tilly, to create the UAF/GLCF $100 Million Housing Tax Credit Equity Fund at the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday.
The objective is investing primarily in low- and mixed-income residential rental properties located throughout the United States and encouraging and assisting corporations in investing in such projects.
02/02/2013 - 19:43
MIAMI -- Hugh Stewart's first two forays into business did not bear fruit, so he created or acquired another 18 companies in the last 12 years.
01/21/2013 - 13:46
WASHINGTON -- On the occasion of the second inauguration of President Barack Obama, the lessons of history strongly recommend a second-term agenda for African-Americans.
2013 is a Year of Jubilee, as referenced in Scripture, due to the confluence of a number of anniversary milestones. From one end of the National Mall to the other are reminders of what African-Americans invested to bring about this moment.
01/15/2013 - 14:18
WASHINGTON -- Two experienced federal technology leaders lead the information operations for the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
12/26/2012 - 03:48
WASHINGTON -- For 345,000 African-American federal workers, the budget uncertainty around Jan. 1 looms large.
According to the Office of Personnel Management, African-Americans are almost twice as represented in the federal workforce as the general labor force: 17.7 percent compared to 10.1 percent.
12/02/2012 - 17:09
SAN JOSE -- When the new editor of the San Jose Business Journal walked into a breakfast at the San Jose Athletic Club in 1987, he was surprised that four of the dozen technology business leaders welcoming him were African-American.
"They were pretty shocked that I was black too," recalls the author of Success Secrets of Black Executives (ASPIRE SAN FRANCISCO), first African-American to edit a business newspaper.
John William Templeton soon organized a group called the Black Executive Forum, where one could only gain admittance with budget authority in excess of $10 million. More than 200 eventually showed up for the monthly meetings.
11/23/2012 - 02:11
During National Black Business Month in August, begin by making a commitment that you will prepare your own list to visit at least one black-owned business each day of the month because your traffic brings more revenue and sorely needed new jobs. We offer these suggestions for local options on the nationwide 31 Ways 31 Days list. Black Money Baltimore, Black Money Washington will provide check-in codes at some of the locations listed so new visitors can check in with their cell phones to register their support of black-owned businesses.
11/23/2012 - 00:21
During National Black Business Month in August, begin by making a commitment that you will prepare your own list to visit at least one black-owned business each day of the month because your traffic brings more revenue and sorely needed new jobs. We offer these suggestions for local options on the nationwide 31 Ways 31 Days list. Black Money New York City will provide check-in codes at some of the locations listed so new visitors can check in with their cell phones to register their support of black-owned businesses.
