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- Enterprising Businesses Zone In On Savings
- Empowerment zone, enterprise community and enterprise zone—these sound like similar names for government initiatives that either boost investment in impoverished communities or rehabilitate decayed city neighborhoods. Companies and site-selection consultants have always considered multiple criteria to determine the site. Now, with so much cash and incentives on the table, they...
- White papers 2000-12-01
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- Intel to Hire from Tacoma, Wash., "Empowerment Zone".(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
- TACOMA, Wash.--Mar. 3--To qualify for state sales tax breaks totalling $4.3 million, Intel has pledged to employ 92 workers from several economically distressed Tacoma neighborhoods designated as the Tacoma Empowerment Zone. In applying for the sales tax break, Intel said it would try to hire...
- Research articles 1996-03-03
- Portsmouth, Va., City Council Approves Empowerment-Zone Money for Mall.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Oct. 11--PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- The City Council unanimously approved the use of $858,000 in Empowerment Zone funds Tuesday night toward the redevelopment of Tower Mall. The funding marks the first time federal Empowerment Zone funds have been allocated for a redevelopment project in the...
- Research articles 2000-10-12
- EDITORIAL: Aggressive Marketing Needed for Boston's Empowerment Zone.(Originated from The Boston Globe)
- Jun. 5--There is still a role for Reginald Nunnally, the program director for Boston's empowerment zone, in bringing economic development to the city's poorer neighborhoods. But he lacks sufficient contacts in Greater Boston's major banks, investm Jun. 5--There is still a role for...
- Research articles 1997-06-05
- Intel to Hire from Tacoma, Wash., "Empowerment Zone".(Originated from The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.)
- TACOMA, Wash.--Mar. 3--To qualify for state sales tax breaks totalling $4.3 million, Intel has pledged to employ 92 workers from several economically distressed Tacoma neighborhoods designated as the Tacoma Empowerment Zone. TACOMA, Wash.--Mar. 3--To qualify for state sales tax breaks totalling $4.3 million, Intel has...
- Research articles 1996-03-03
- Fate of Harlem development positioned in the hiring line; Empowerment Zone, Abyssinian group suffer top departures.(Brief Article)
- A major shakeup is taking place at Harlem's top development organizations, just as the neighborhood undergoes its biggest transformation in years. The Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone and the Abyssinian Development Corp. are in the market for new leaders. Terry Lane is leaving his post...
- Research articles 2002-07-08
- Plastic Container Firm to Build Plant in Detroit Empowerment Zone.(Originated from Detroit Free Press)
- Mar. 14--Plastic containers don't exactly sound high-tech, but Spencer Hoopes knew in 1982 that if his product was to have broad appeal, his company needed a futuristic-sounding name. He came up with Xytec, a word that means nothing in particular, but "sounds sophisticated." The trick...
- Research articles 1996-03-14
- THE WHITE HOUSE: Remarks by the President at Empowerment Zone reception
- M2 PRESSWIRE-17 July 1998-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Remarks by the President at Empowerment Zone reception C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:150798 7:27 P.M. EDT * The South Lawn THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Welcome to the White House. Thank ...
- Research articles 1998-07-17
- Pioneering Vitec anchors Detroit's Empowerment Zone
- Michigan Chronicle 04-02-2002 Five years ago, the area around Clark Street and Michigan Avenue was the former site for the Cadillac Motor Division plant and Cadillac Design and Engineering Center. Today, the Clark Street Technology Park -- one of Detroit's successful empowerment zone...
- Research articles 2002-04-02
- Midwest Steel Inc. Ready to Relocate to Detroit Empowerment Zone.(Originated from Detroit Free Press)
- Mar. 20--Midwest Steel Inc., which erected the steel frames of such Detroit landmarks as Cobo Hall and Joe Louis Arena, will soon move its own headquarters into Detroit from the suburbs. The company will shift its operations from Madison Heights to Detroit's empowerment zone sometime this...
- Research articles 1996-03-20
- Burger King Plans 125 New Sites in Federal Empowerment Zones.(Originated from Philadelphia Daily News)
- Feb. 23--Burger King plans to develop 25 restaurants in Philadelphia and Camden as part of a major new effort to establish 125 new stores in federal Empowerment Zone communities nationwide. Feb. 23--Burger King plans to develop 25 restaurants in Philadelphia and Camden as part of a...
- Research articles 1996-02-23
- THE WHITE HOUSE: President, Vice President highlight an empowerment agenda for tapping America's potential.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 May 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- President Clinton and Vice President Gore highlight an empowerment agenda for tapping America's potential C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:250599 Today, the President and Vice President are visiting a successful...
- Research articles 1999-05-26
- Burger King launches largest minority development venture in its history; company joins forces with UrbanCityFoods in White House Empowerment Zone Initiative
- chairman and chief executive officer of Burger King Corp., and La-Van Hawkins, one of the nation's most successful African-American entrepreneurs, announced plans Thursday to develop 125 Burger Kingr restaurants in cities designated as Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities under a major federal initiative created by the Clinton Administration last fall.
- Research articles 1996-02-22
- Remarks to the White House Community Empowerment Conference
- Thank you very much, Mr. Vice President; to all the mayors and other distinguished visitors who are here; to the Members of Congress and all those who have worked on the empowerment zone program here in our administration. And I'd like to say a special word of thanks to the...
- Research articles 1995-07-31
- $3.5 Million Financing Approved for BAOA
- SAN DIEGO--BUSINESS WIRE--April 28, 1999-- BAOA Inc. (OTCBB:BAOA) Monday announced that the Atlanta Empowerment Zone Corp. AEZ has approved BAOA for $3.5 million in debt financing. This financing will be used to secure the build out and operation of BAOA's Atlanta Call Center, and further its commitment to...
- Research articles 1999-04-28
- Briefly.(Brief Article)
- Detroit housing organizations to split $559,900 grant Detroit's Empowerment Zone Development Corp. is to award grants totaling $559,900 to seven nonprofit housing organizations Tuesday. The grants will go toward predevelopment costs for 198 unit Detroit housing organizations to split $559,900 grant...
- Research articles 2001-11-19
- One Stop Capital Shop says it'll close if Detroit doesn't pay up.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- The One Stop Capital Shop of Detroit Inc. decided last week to close its doors by May 25 if the Detroit City Council doesn't commit operating money. The One Stop, at 2051 Rosa Parks Blvd., provides services for businesses with a focus on the...
- Research articles 2001-05-07
- The Wright move - Deborah C. Wright of Carver Federal Savings Bank - Brief Article
- Carver taps former head of Harlem empowerment zone to head bank The nation's largest black-owned bank recently ushered in a new era, announcing that Deborah C. Wright, former commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development in New York City and the recent head of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development...
- Research articles 1999-07-01
- Black firms move into manganese: some of the world's biggest mining companies have signed deals with empowerment firms to further develop the South African manganese sector. But, as Neil Ford argues, the country's critical shortage of power could undermin
- As in most other industries, mining sector investors are required to allocate equity to black empowerment enterprises BEE in order to share the economic benefits of their projects more widely among South Africans. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Aside from promoting empowerment and greatly increasing national manganese production capacity, the recent...
- Research articles 2008-03-01
- Glickman announces $4.7 million in aid for distressed rural areas.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-29 June 2000-USDA: Glickman announces $4.7 million in aid for distressed rural areas C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28062000 Columbus, Ohio -- Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today announced $4.7 million in rural development loans and grants in 6 states...
- Research articles 2000-06-29
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