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EDC’s programs drive growth
Reginald Alceus Outlook Staff Writer For years, the Tallahassee and Leon County Economic Development Council has strived to enrich the social stability of the region’s existing businesses while working toward attracting new ones. As the current local and national economy remains troubled, the Council continues to find and develop strategies to sustain Florida’s grand capital. [...]
Florida’s ICA fights for consumers
Ricardo Lewis Associate Editor Sean Michael Shaw is not just another lawyer; he is a lawyer with a unique purpose. That purpose is not to make millions of dollars representing the rich in criminal cases or examining major company contracts, instead Shaw uses his skills to represent the public interest of millions of Floridians each [...]
Support the EDC
R.B. Holmes,Jr. Publisher We need a strong Economic Development Council to create jobs, expand the economy, and keep our college students in the region. The EDC has the credibility, leadership and vision to become a major force in job creation and development in this community. It has the capacity to bring major stakeholders together, such [...]
The FAMU Credit Union is safe!
Ricardo Lewis Associate Editor Florida A&M University Federal Credit Union was founded in 1935, by J.R.E. Lee Jr., son of then Florida A&M University president J.R.E. Lee Sr. Since then the not-for-profit credit union has provided over 75 years of banking services for the members of the credit union and has remained a staple in [...]
Local agencies awarded $200,000 to assist homeless veterans
WORKFORCE plus and the Big Bend Homeless Coalition are excited to announce the receipt of a Homeless Veteran Reintegration Project grant through the United Statement Department of Labor, Veteran Employment and Training Services. As one of thirty-three organizations receiving the award nationwide, the joint project between WORKFORCE plus and the Big Bend Homeless Coalition was [...]
New CRL report: $350 billion of wealth lost in communities of color
Charlene Crowell NNPA Financial writer As a joint conference committee of Congress works to reconcile two versions of the largest Wall Street financial reform since the 1930s New Deal, a new report from the Center for Responsible Lending details how widespread foreclosures have drained an estimated $350 billion from communities of color. These losses are [...]
Tanaga Anne Boozer appointed acting director of FAMU’s OTT
Special to the Outlook Florida A&M University adjunct assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Tanaga Anne Boozer was recently named the Department of Research’s Office of Technology Transfer, Licensing & Commercialization (OTTLC) new acting director. Boozer has a leadership profile reflecting her formal education and professional development. She earned a bachelor’s [...]
Bring the people to the power
Danny J. Bakewell, Sr. Chairman of NNPA Members of Congress from both sides of the aisle have sent a clear message to the five Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission regarding new internet regulations: bring the power back to the people. Recently Congressmen Gene Green and 73 House Democratic colleagues, including a number of members [...]
NNPA honors Charles B. Rangel and Berry Gordy at its first dinner gala
Joan H. Allen NNPA Special Correspondent The National Newspaper Publishers Association celebrated its 70th anniversary with its first Legacy of Excellence dinner gala at its annual convention held this year in New York. It seemed most appropriate that the launch of this awards gala would take place at their New York convention with the honoring [...]
NEW DEVELOPMENT AS CATALYST FOR GAINES STREET REVITALIZATION
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Bringing the city of Tallahassee’s vision for the transformation of Gaines Street to life, Seminole Boosters Inc. and Hunter & Harp Holdings LLC today proposed College Town — an entertainment and residential district to be located between Gaines and South Madison Street — at a meeting of the Florida State University Board of [...]
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