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Dec 8, 2021
Dallas Housing Opportunity Fund launches to fuel diverse housing development, drive economic growth
DALLAS - Today, the Dallas City Council approved a public-private investment plan to ease the strain of escalating housing costs on local...
Dec 7, 2021
Increasing Black Home Ownership - Meet Hannibal Square
LISC Strategic Investments' #ThePowerofCapital series proudly presents: Founded in 2004 in response to concerns regarding gentrification,...
Nov 15, 2021
The Menkiti Group Celebrates Major Milestones on Historic MLK Gateway Project in Anacostia
MLK Gateway to serve as the new epicenter of commerce, culture, and technology with a vibrant mix of neighborhood-serving retail....
Nov 15, 2021
SOAR Disburses Over $11 Million in Loans to the South's Smallest Businesses
Original Press Release on NewsWire - November 15, 2021 Additional Media Coverage - Biz New Orleans - 6ParkNews Economic recovery program...
Oct 27, 2021
The number of BIPOC businesses grew sharply and so did the racial wealth gap. Why?
Investing patient capital in established BIPOC businesses to close the racial wealth gap. Published October 27, 2021 in Impact Alpha Yes,...
Oct 19, 2021
LISC's Black Economic Development Fund Partners with New Jersey FAM Fund to Invest up to $25 M in NJ
LISC's Black Economic Development Fund Partners.Partnership to Provide Greater Access to Capital for the State’s Black and Latinx Businesses
Oct 17, 2021
$10 Million LISC's BEDF Investment Agreement To Expand MWBE Opportunities
$10 Million Investment Agreement b/w the Black Economic Development Fund & The Cayemitte Group promotes diverse prime contractors for DASN
Sep 13, 2021
Verizon Launches a Slate of Free Tools for Small Businesses, with Help from LISC
Published by LISC Stories on September 13, 2021 Verizon has just announced a new learning platform for small businesses—Verizon Small...
Aug 23, 2021
Developers Secure $51M to Begin Construction on MLK Gateway
Published article in Commercial Observer August 18, 2021 by Chava Gourarie The second phase of the MLK Gateway development in Anacostia,...
Jun 30, 2021
Economic Development Fund Seeks to Boost Black Economic Infrastructure
Published article in Non-Profit Quarterly - June 30, 2021 by Steve Dubb In May, LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) announced...
Jun 23, 2021
Two years in, affordable-housing leaders in Charlotte take stock in private investment
Original Story - Charlotte Business Journal - June 23, 2021 by Erik Spanburg - Managing Editor, Charlotte Business Journal The Foundation...
Jun 22, 2021
LISC, Stepping up the Intensity
Original publication on Shelterforce - June 23, 2021 by Miriam Axel-Lute "Ashton says there are precious few Black business leaders of...
Jun 9, 2021
Square, Inc. Allocates $25M for Minority Communities, With $10M to Entrepreneurs of Color Loan Fund
https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/SQUARE-INC-24935553/news/Square-nbsp-Allocates-25-Million-for-Minority-and-Underserved-Communi...
May 26, 2021
Black Economic Development Fund hits $250 million goal, makes first catalytic investments
NEW YORK (May 25, 2021)— PR Newswire The Black Economic Development Fund (BEDF) has reached its $250 million goal for capital to invest...
May 26, 2021
PNC Bank: $7.5M To Help Create/Preserve Affordable Housing With Detroit Housing For The Future Fund
$7.5M from PNC Bank to help create, preserve affordable housing through Detroit Housing for the Future Fund
Apr 30, 2021
LISC 2020 Annual Report: Rising to the Challenge
Like most Americans, our teams spent much of 2020 grappling with the shock and grief of the pandemic. We approached our work with a clear...
Apr 30, 2021
Opportunity Alabama is Combining Community & Capital to Fulfill the Potential of Opportunity Zones
In three years, Opportunity Alabama has helped facilitate more than a dozen real estate projects in one of the nation's poorest states.
Apr 27, 2021
DuPont Invests $20 Million in LISC's Black Economic Development Fund
Adapted from original press release - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dupont-announces-20-million-investment-in-liscs-black-econ...
Apr 27, 2021
Application Portal Now Open for Southern Small Businesses and Nonprofits!
Adapted from original press release https://www.connect2capital.com/p/soar-fund/soar-fund-pr-4-27-21/ Southern Small Businesses and...
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