UC study: $1.4 billion economic impact of Black-owned businesses in the Cincinnati region Feb 5, 2021
Members of the African American Chamber of Commerce and supporters: Morgan A. Owens (far left), April Pope (front center), Jason Dunn (behind Pope), AACC President and CEO Eric H. Kearney (far right), and Roy Sutton (left of Kearney) among many other friends and community members. Photo provided
By Dan Yount
The Cincinnati Herald
The African American Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with University of Cincinnati Economics Center, did a study, which shows that Greater Cincinnati Black businesses had a $1.4 billion economic impact. This is the first study in the nation by a chamber of Commerce to quantify the economic impact of Black businesses.