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Volume I, Issue 47 - Week of December 17, 2009
It is always great to see a positive sign in our current challenging economy. The City’s Willets Point project in Queens had 29 groups come forward expressing interest in reviving the 62-acre area. The responses came from a variety of commercial, residential and mixed-use developers in the U.S.
Another project that is creating positive change for small businesses is the CityCenter in Las Vegas. American Indian owned Nedco became the electrical supplier for the hotel chain, winning over large companies.
President Barack Obama has plans to support small business who is missing out on new procurement opportunities under the stimulus bill. The Obama Administration is now reaching out to the nation’s governors to ensure that M/WBEs participate in transportation projects that receive federal funding.
Check out our new events' postings taking place over the next few months!
More next week,
Renee
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Congratulations to senator Bill Perkins and assemblyman Richard Brodsky for bringing state authorities under control.
For decades, political leaders in New York State have used “public authorities” as a mechanism to avoid close scrutiny and oversight. With annual budgets in the billions, many of these authorities and corporations have functioned as independent entities without the openness that is required for good government. A state agency or department is subject to extensive legislative review. These authorities were not.
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GET CERTIFIED
WBC can help you get certified with New York City Small Business Services. It's an important first step to navigating procurement opportunities with the city and other public agencies. Contact WBC at 212.367.2130 or email rsacks@wbcnyc.org for more information. |
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Obama Offers Help for Small Businesses
12/8/2009 - Source: The New York Times
President Obama and Congress are ending the year as they began it, at work on an economic stimulus package of tax cuts and spending, with the latest effort likely to raise the total cost of antirecession measures to the $1 trillion level that some economists had urged last winter.
Obama Wants Stimulus Projects to Hire More Minorities, Women
12/11/2009 - Source: The Miami Herald
Amid mounting criticism that minorities, women and low-income workers are missing out on business opportunities and jobs under the stimulus bill, the Obama administration is urging the nation's governors to work harder to ensure that these groups participate fully in state transportation projects that receive federal funding.
Goodbye Blue Monday - Ratner's Tax-Free Bonds May Go On Sale Within Days
12/9/2009 - Source: The Brooklyn Paper
Get ’em while they’re hot! The tax-exempt bonds that are critical to financing the Atlantic Yards arena are set to go on the market next week — and they’re expected to sell faster than you can say “land grab.”
Missing Women: The Bermuda Triangle in the C-Suite
12/9/2009 - Source: The Huffington Post
Catalyst released its annual census of the Fortune 500 today
Stalled Construction Site Total Hits 515
12/10/2009 - Source: Crain's New York Business
Brooklyn is hardest hit borough, followed by Queens; further stalled projects are unlikely as work has to start in order to be halted.
Joblessness Plan Revamps Rules On Bank Bailouts
12/11/2009 - Source: The Washington Post
The Obama administration plans to channel money from the government's massive financial bailout program to small businesses as part of an effort to limit the political and economic damage of high unemployment.
Developers Line Up For Willets Point Project
12/11/2009 - Source: Crain's New York Business
Twenty-nine groups express interest in reviving the 62-acre area, in what the city says is a positive sign amid difficult economic conditions.
Gov. Signs Law Reforming Public Authorities
12/11/2009 - Source: The Business Review
New York Gov. David Paterson signed into law a sweeping overhaul of the state’s 1,000 public authorities on Friday.
Governor Paterson Signs Public Authorities Reform Into Law
12/11/2009 - Source: The New York State
Law Establishes Independent Budget Office to Improve Oversight; Sets Higher Standard for Authorities’ Operational Transparency and Protects Authorities’ Ability to Promote Economic Development
CityCenter Creates Unprecedented Opportunities for Minority-Owned Firms
12/11/2009 - Source: PR Newswire
Among the 200 minority-owned firms that helped build CityCenter were a Detroit-based general contractor who expanded his business to Las Vegas after auto industry contracts dried up, a local electrical supply firm that nearly doubled in size, and a drug screening company that was specifically born out of the project.
Minority and Women-Owned Businesses Gain Experience on CityCenter Project
12/12/2009 - Source: Review Journal
Businesses hope to build on experience.
Community First Services
The Twenty-Fifth Annual
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Awards Luncheon
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Support the Team
That is “Building a More Perfect Union”
Honorees include John Liu, New York City Comptroller-Elect; Thomas P. DiNapoli
New York State Comptroller; Cheryl Willis, NY1 Anchor; Ruben Diaz, Jr., Bronx Borough President; Marian Wright-Edelman, Founder and President, The Children’s Defense Fund; David A. Paterson, New York State Governor; Rodney Dickinson, Entrepreneur; Xavier Dominicis, Vice President, Rent-A-Center; Earvin “Magic” Johnson, NBA All Star
CEO, Magic Johnson Enterprises
Click here to download the Event Package with Details
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WHEN:
Monday, January 18, 2010
1:00pm
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WHERE:
Co-op City Community Center |
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Zetlin & DeChiara, LLP - Insurance Update for Design Professionals
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Current Challenges for Obtaining and Using Insurance
The current economic climate and the dynamic state of the industry continue to create significant changes for design professionals and the way in which they will grow and maintain their practices.
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Seating is limited. Register today by filling out the form below:
Click here to download the registration form.
Questions?
Call Whitney Murray at 212.682.6800
WHEN:
Thursday, January 21, 2010
8.00 am - 10.30 am
Breakfast will be served
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WHERE:
The McGraw-Hill Auditorium
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York City
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Take the Lead: Groundbreaking Women in Construction in Washington
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America's First Leadership Conference for Women in Construction.
A LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION
McGraw-Hill Construction, ENR and Architectural Record are proud to support the first leadership conference for women in the design and construction industry. Explore the leadership skills, experiences and strategies you will need to grow your position, your practice and your market power in today’s challenging construction industry.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
If you are a construction industry company owner, executive, project manager or rising through the ranks, you should plan to attend this special two-day program designed especially for you.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN?
Acquire the strategies and insights you need to lead in a changing industry.
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Two Day Conference
Before January 12th, 2010 - $395 (early registration)
After January 12th, 2010 - $450 |
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Pre Conference Workshops
Before January 12th, 2010 - FREE
After January 12th, 2010 - $120
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For more information and to register, please visit:
http://www.groundbreakingwomen.com
WHEN:
February 25th, 2010
8.30 am - 8.00 pm
February 26th, 2010
7.00 am - 12.30 pm
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WHERE:
The Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC
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SBA Business Development Training
U. S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING
Business Development Programs
Small Business Outreach
Evening and Daytime Sessions are available.
Click here for DATES and TIMES.
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Procurement Opportunity
Shiavone Construction Co. LLC
Project: WTC 264.595 - PATH Hall and Transit Hall Construction
Location: Manhattan, NY
Bid Date: 1/14/10
Project Goal: 17% M/WBE
Click here for complete bid information.
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