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President
Sandra Wilkin
Bradford Construction Corporation
Vice President
Fruma Narov
Narov Associates
Vice President
Raquel Nuñez
Nuñez Electric
Treasurer
Monica Foster
F&R Installers Corporation
Corresponding Secretary
Nermin Ucar
Ultima Construction, Inc.
Recording Secretary
Cheryl McKissack
The McKissack Group, Inc.
President Emeritus
Maureen Fritch
Fritch Construction
Members of the Board
Samara Barend
STV, Inc.
Elizabeth Benham
Sel Group International, Inc.
Deborah Bradley
Deborah Bradley Construction
Jane Chmielinski
DMJM Harris
Sharon Craddock
S&L Industries
Sharon Emek
CBS Coverage Group, Inc.
Carolyn Griszell
Bovis Lend Lease, LMB.
Sarita Hirani
Sen Consulting Group
Dolly Williams
A Williams Construction
Executive Director
Renée Sacks, Ph.D
Sacks Communications, Inc.
Legal Counsel
Lori Samet Schwarz, Esq.
Zetlin & De Chiara LLP
Financial Counsel
Louis C. Grassi, C.P.A
Grassi & Co.
Public Policy Advisor
Walter McCaffrey
The McCaffrey Group Limited
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Volume I, Issue 8 - Week of February 23, 2009
Economic news continues to accelerate as the recession deepens. The stimulus package, now known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, is certainly welcome, but many now realize it’s not the end-all to our economic troubles. The coming weeks will better define what the new Act will mean for New York in terms of specific dollars and projects.
Action is also being taken on other fronts. This includes the Mayor's announcement to retrain and retain laid-off Wall Streeters so when the economy does rebound, the financial boon will be in New York rather than elsewhere.
Finally, with great sadness I’d like to note the passing of Ms. Carolyn Ann Griszell, National Director of Supplier Diversity at Bovis Lend Lease, LMB and a WBC Board Member. She was an inspiration to us all and will be missed. Please note funeral information below.
Renee Sacks, Ph. D.
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Michael Garner Named MTA Chief Diversity Officer
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced the appointment of Michael J. Garner as Chief Diversity Officer, effective February 5. In this new position, Mr. Garner is responsible for the development and expansion of Minority, Women and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise programs; MWBE/DBE Contract Integrity Monitoring functions; Title VI and Equal Employment Opportunity responsibilities; and other existing activities and functions of the Office of Civil Rights. As Chief Diversity Officer, Garner will report directly to MTA Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer Elliot G. Sander.
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Carrion Heads to White House for New Urban Policy Position Targeting Money to Needy Cities
02/17/2009
Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión is heading to Washington.
After months of rumors that Carrión was getting a job with the new administration, the White House will announce Wednesday that President Obama has appointed him director of the new White House Office on Urban Policy, Democratic sources in New York and Washington confirmed Tuesday. |
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Carver Bank Celebrates 60th Anniversary
02/24/2009
Please join
Deborah C. Wright, Chairman & CEO, Carver Bancorp, Inc. and The Honorable Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President, for a reception.
WHEN: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 6pm - 8pm
CARVER FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
1281 Fulton Street near Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn NY
RSVP: celebrating60@carverbank.com or call 212.360.4799
Seniors Fitness Benefit
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
CityParks Seniors Fitness provides a fun, free way for New Yorkers 60 years and older to stay active through tennis, yoga, and walking each autumn and spring in several of the city’s parks. Produced by City Parks Foundation, this program, the only one of its kind in the city, offers free activities and social experiences that enhance the lives of older New Yorkers and make our parks more inviting. New York has many programs for its youth but only this one for our seniors.
A performance and cocktail reception, to support CityParks Seniors Fitness, will be held on Wednesday, March 4th at B. B. King Blues Club & Grill from 6:00 PM- 8:30 PM. David Pinter (Zwicker Electric) will be making a special musical appearance along with renowned international guitarist Woody Mann. David helped create the Seniors Fitness Program five years ago. The funds raised at the annual benefit have allowed the foundation to not only continue, but to expand.
This is a wonderful opportunity to support NYC park programs on a local level. We hope that you will consider supporting CityParks Foundation; to make a contribution or buy a couple of tickets and enjoy a wonderful night of entertainment in support of a terrific program for our seniors.
For more information, visit http://www.cityparksfoundation.org/
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Economists Forecast: Chance of Change - 100%
02/15/2009
With each passing hour, it seems, the avalanche of bad economic news, forecasts and anecdotes continues.
To better understand the dimensions of the crisis, The New York Times talked to five people who have made the economics of New York their specialty and asked them what to look for, what to expect, what to fear most, what not to overlook and what not to overreact to.
It's official: President Barack Obama Signs Stimulus Package into Law.
President Obama Estimates New York State will Receive 215,000 Jobs Under the New Economic Stimulus Plan
02/18/2008
Here comes the cash.
President Obama signed the $787 billion stimulus bill, opening the gates to a flood of federal dough designed to create jobs, boost consumer spending and lift the nation's recession-battered psyche.
"We have begun the essential work of keeping the American Dream alive in our time," Obama told a cheering crowd in Denver.
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City Will Help Retrain Laid-Off Wall Streeters
02/18/2009
Under a program unveiled on Wednesday by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the city wants to invest $45 million in government money to retrain investment bankers, traders and others who have lost jobs on Wall Street, as well as provide seed capital and office space for new businesses those laid-off bankers might create.
Ratner Bids for Federal Money
02/18/2009
Brooklyn's flagging Atlantic Yards project took another hit yesterday when Metropolitan Transportation Authority honchos confirmed the agency won't dish out any of its allocated federal stimulus funds to aid developer Bruce Ratner.
Office of Urban Policy is Key to Stimulus Success
The selection of Adolfo Carrion, Bronx Borough President, to lead the White House Office of Urban Policy (WHOUP) is particularly important as the federal government unleashes the $787 billion economic stimulus package President Obama signed into law.
Small Businesses Dig Deep Into Stimulus Text to Find Benefits
The $787 billion recovery package that President Obama signed into law has a little something for most small-business owners, though some complained that the law’s benefits were not easy to figure out.
Small Businesses Face More Fraud in Downturn
Cash-squeezed, privately held companies are facing another threat in this struggling economy: rising employee fraud.
Employee fraud -- from check-forgery schemes to petty-cash theft -- tends to rise during tough economic times, when workers are feeling financial pressure in their personal lives, experts say. And small companies are especially vulnerable because they often lack stringent internal controls to prevent fraud. Sometimes, managers at affected companies attribute lost funds to lower sales -- never even suspecting foul play.
Obama Signs Fair Pay Law
With the first stroke of his executive pen, President Obama Thursday signed a piece of legislation that was a decade in the making, creating an easier path for women to challenge pay discrimination in the workplace.
New Worker Safety Campaign
Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri joined Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Guillermo Linares, representatives from the City’s leading construction firms, industry unions and worker advocacy groups to announce the launch of a citywide worker safety campaign to encourage construction workers to properly wear their safety harnesses at all times while working at a construction site. Thousands of posters, banners and brochures - in English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Hindi and Urdu - are being distributed throughout the City, including high-rise construction sites, designated worker centers, union halls, community centers, telephone kiosks, and the Buildings Department’s five borough offices
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City to Overhaul 'High-Risk Construction' Rules
After two deadly crane collapses in 2008 - one on East 51st Street and one on East 91st Street -the Buildings Department went through a substantial overhaul.
DOB Commissioner Robert LiMandri Announces Steps to Strengthen Safety and Oversight of High Risk Construction
Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri today announced a series of changes in the way high-risk construction will be regulated and carried out in New York City.
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It is with profound sadness and remorse that we announce the passing of Ms. Carolyn Ann Griszell, National Director of Supplier Diversity, Bovis Lend Lease, LMB and a WBC Board Member.
On Saturday, February 21, 2009, Carolyn lost her battle after a long illness. She will be greatly missed by all whom had the pleasure to know her and be remembered as a fighter and inspiration to us all.
Service and Arrangement information to follow.
I cry out with my whole heart.
- Psalm 119:145
The Memorial Service Celebrating and Honoring the life of Ms. Carolyn Ann Griszell will be held on Friday, February 27, 2008 beginning 10:00 a.m. sharp at The Shekinak Youth Church of the Greater Allen A.M.E Cathedral of NY
110-31 Merrick Boulevard Jamaica, NY 11433. Tel.718.206.4600
Please note, the Wake will take place at 10:00 a.m. with the Funeral following immediately after.
May she find peace in her final resting place
Maple Grove Cemetery
8315 Kew Gardens Road,
Jamaica, NY
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