ATLANTA WEALTH BUILDING INITIATIVE LAUNCHES SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN.
ATLANTA WEALTH BUILDING INITIATIVE LAUNCHES SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN “1,000 BLACK BUSINESSES IN 1,000 DAYS”
Program Announcement Was One Outcome of AWBI’s First Community Wealth-Building Forum
The Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative (AWBI) announced a groundbreaking program, “Advancing Enterprise Prosperity: 1,000 Black Businesses in 1,000 Days” designed to cultivate shared prosperity across the Atlanta community.
The first-of-its kind initiative will bolster 1,000 African-American owned enterprises by providing funding and resources they need to survive and thrive. The program ultimately helps local Black-owned businesses contribute to their community’s economy and grow their operations by hiring at least one employee and offering living wages. It will focus on scalable, growth-stage, and established companies in high-growth sectors in Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest Atlanta as well as along the BeltLine
In the mid-1800s, public schools in Cecil County didnât exist. They came along in the late 1800s. Private schools, such as West Nottingham Academy existed, but only boys were admitted. Wealthier people sent their daughters to schools designed for young ladies, where they would learn skills such as needlework, art, and music, that were considered appropriate for accomplished females.
In the Cecil Whig, from February 1850 until February 1851, there appeared advertisements for a boarding and day school for young ladies. The school was outside of Port Deposit, in a spot called Smithâs Grove. Smithâs Grove was a farm, probably owned by Cornelius Smith. Unfortunately, a picture of this property could not be found, but according to an estate sale advertisement in the Cecil Whig in June 1860, this farm was approximately 160 acres. Ten of these acres contained an apple orchard and about thirty acres were woods. There was also a large frame house and two barns.
Houghton Daily Mining Gazette
A $9.6 million reconstruction project between downtown Houghton and Michigan Technological University is scheduled to begin Monday. The two-year project will start this year with improvements to Townsend Drive, including the addition of a median and the reduction to two lanes of traffic. (Michigan Department of Transportation rendering via The Houghton Daily Mining Gazette)
HOUGHTON A $9.6 million reconstruction project on U.S. 41 between downtown Houghton and Michigan Technological University will get underway on Monday.
The project is intended to improve traffic flow, as well as improve pedestrian safety and reduce unnecessary maintenance costs.
Work will start this year with Townsend Drive. The current four-lane configuration will be reduced to two lanes with a median. Third lanes will be added at intersections, with turnarounds and crossovers as needed. The wider sidewalks on College Avenue and Cliff Drive are intended to promote continuity bet
Lac qui Parle County proposing $18 million in facilities projects
The Lac qui Parle County Board of Commissioners has called for a public hearing for bonding to help finance projects including a two-story structure proposed to be connected to the north side of the courthouse in Madison and a new highway maintenance shop. 8:00 pm, Apr. 27, 2021 ×
Lac qui Parle County is looking at an $18 million facilities project that would include constructing a two-story building to be connected to the north side of the 1899 courthouse in Madison. This view of the courthouse shows the south side of the building.
Tom Cherveny / West Central Tribune file photo
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Michigan Department of Transportation rendering
A $9.6 million reconstruction project between downtown Houghton and Michigan Technological University is scheduled to begin Monday. The two-year project will start this year with improvements to Townsend Drive, including the addition of a median and the reduction to two lanes of traffic.
HOUGHTON A $9.6 million reconstruction project on U.S. 41 between downtown Houghton and Michigan Technological University will get underway on Monday.
The project is intended to improve traffic flow, as well as improve pedestrian safety and reduce unnecessary maintenance costs.
Work will start this year with Townsend Drive. The current four-lane configuration will be reduced to two lanes with a median. Third lanes will be added at intersections, with turnarounds and crossovers as needed. The wider sidewalks on College Avenue and Cliff Drive are intended to promote continuity between College Avenue and the Michigan Tech c