Jennifer Tavares
The March 9 episode of All Things Equal featured Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer Tavares on diversity/equity/inclusion training. Many Chamber members have asked how to respond to systemic racism and workplace inequities, and a group of experienced facilitators and consultants are conducting related webinars.
All Things Equal airs Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. on WHCU 870-AM. Guesting March 16 will be Mahmud Burton, president of the new Al-Huda Islamic Center in Lansing in Lansing. Contact Kate Supron in Cornell’s Office of Community Relations kds95@cornell.edu with show-related ideas or questions.
East Grand Forks begins to shape $260,000 COVID aid program
Members of East Grand Forks city government and its Economic Development Authority board are set to put together guardrails for a $260,000 forgivable loan program designed to help businesses struggling to stay afloat under Gov. Tim Walz s COVID-19 closure orders. 4:54 pm, Jan. 5, 2021 ×
East Grand Forks City Hall. File photo Brandi Jewett/ Grand Forks Herald
East Grand Forks’ Economic Development Authority is set to give out $80,000 worth of loans to four businesses that have been wholly or partially shut down by Gov. Tim Walz’s COVID-19 orders.
Members of the development authority’s board agreed on Tuesday, Jan. 5, to give $20,000 apiece to Casa Mexico, Eagles Aerie #350, Little Bangkok and Mike’s Pizza Pub under a “targeted” loan program they put together last month to help businesses affected by the governor’s closure orders.