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NorTech, Cleveland Fed, Address Regional Economics and Building Inclusive Brain Hubs 9 Aug 2013 | 10:17 am
Northeast Ohio is reeling from the effects of an economy too dependent upon 20th century manufacturing. As the 21st century advanced manufacturing sector attempts a slow rebound, one of the challenges...
Message to President Obama: Stand Your Ground 26 Jul 2013 | 12:10 am
A recent Washington Post-ABC poll revealed a majority of white Americans (51 percent) believe Zimmerman’s acquittal was justified. Beyond that, 54 percent of white Americans also believe minorities ar...
Tribute to Trayvon: Little Black Boy Wonder 23 Jul 2013 | 01:37 am
A video tribute to Trayvon Martin: Little Black Boy Wonder
Inclusive Competitiveness: America’s 21st century economic blueprint 26 Apr 2013 | 12:28 am
Inclusive Competitiveness is the No. 1 economic concern of the American people. The Census is predicting a mid-century shift in the racial demographics of the nation that will result in a non-white m...
Ohio Declares STEM Education, Entrepreneurship Economic Cornerstones 18 Apr 2013 | 05:16 am
State Representatives Marlene Anielski (R-Independence) and Mike Dovilla (R-Berea) announced the acceptance of their amendment to promote Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) educa...
Startup Lesson: How To Raise $1M in seed funding 9 Apr 2013 | 06:29 pm
So, you have a good idea. No, you have a great idea, right? You've built your product, received great feedback from customers, gained a little traction in the market, and you need to raise money to ...
Saving America’s Black Boys Launches National Campaign 13 Mar 2013 | 03:23 am
QUESTION: How is it possible that across every economic development district in the nation Black Americans uniformly produce paltry percentages of business revenue, create few jobs and have virtually ...
Saving America’s Black Boys Launches at SXSWedu 27 Feb 2013 | 04:11 pm
South by Southwest (SXSW) is a massive conference where collaboration is king, and big ideas emerge. It is the innovation and technology platform where Twitter and Foursquare were launched. Starting i...
Forbes highlights Holifield’s ‘Inclusive Competitiveness’ 20 Feb 2013 | 11:47 am
Holifield holds that distinction at Nortech, a tech-based economic development powerhouse covering 21 counties in Northeast Ohio. Nortech is leading the nation in establishing models for technology an...
Saving America’s Black Boys (SABB) Solutions Summit 11 Feb 2013 | 06:51 pm
March 5, 2013 marks an unprecedented moment in American history when a group of concerned stakeholders from around the nation will gather in Austin, Texas at the George Washington Carver Museum to add...
