‘Economic Development’ Articles

A job fair on Friday in Davie will focus on Diversity. From the Fort Lauderdale Examiner: The South Florida Diversity Job Expo, a community outreach event, will be held from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Friday, October 28th, at the Signature Grand, in Davie. Approximately 25 employers are scheduled for the job fair. Positions are Full Article

Miami-Dade School officials, the Miami mayor, Comcast executives and other community leaders gathered at Phillis Wheatley Elementary in Overtown on Thursday to launch a program to bring discounted computers and Internet service to needy families. “Broadband, fast Internet access for these kids is not just a luxury,” said Miami-Dade Full Article

Most Black Americans are in serious financial trouble! Full Article

The latest Census figures show a dramatic shift in the Black U.S. population, from the cities to the suburbs. Full Article

South Florida Times – Almighty Debt, the most recent CNN documentary in the network’s series on African-Americans, related how severely debt imposes complex, real-life financial challenges, whether the issue is foreclosure, long-term unemployment or financing higher education. Central to the documentary was Rev. DeForest Soaries Jr. of Full Article

If you own a business and would like to find government contracting opportunities to help you grow and expand, you'll want to be a part of MED Week. Full Article

An analysis by Black America Web says the passage of financial regulatory reform is good news for Black households. Full Article

During the first four months of the year, 1.7 million workers flooded the job market, but nearly 1 million workers have fallen back out. Full Article

Black lawmakers are continuing their push for billions of dollars in spending for jobs programs, even as they return to Washington this week to face a deck stacked heavily against them. Full Article

Women of all races bring home less income and own fewer assets, on average, than men of the same race, but for single black women the disparities are so overwhelmingly great that even in their prime working years their median wealth amounts to only $5. Full Article