Meet NCEDA’s June 2018 Patron Sponsor
NCEDA Developments | June 2018 Issue Seven years ago, amid a slowly-recovering economy, the Alamance Chamber set out to beef up economic development efforts with financial support from the business community. Through the chamber’s foundation, it sought funding that would enhance business retention, marketing, workforce readiness, product development and other programs. “In 2011, with that […]
Dubuque Community YMCA/YWCA announces capital campaign for new building
KWWL.com | Full Article “The Dubuque Community YMCA/YWCA has announced their ‘Building for the Future’ capital campaign to build a new facility. ‘This campaign is not about a building but what happens inside the building. This facility will serve as a community center, providing gathering space for other non-profits and community groups,’ said President & […]
Cade Museum opens in Gainesville as hub for innovation
By Dennis Johnson | WUTF News | Full Article “The revitalization of downtown Gainesville continued on Saturday with the grand opening of The Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention. Some 100 visitors took to exploring the 26,000-square-foot intellectual oasis on its inaugural morning. The museum is the result of 13 years of fundraising and $9.2 […]
IFC named Non-Profit of the Year!
“IFC {Inter-Faith Council for Social Service} is honored to be recognized by the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce as the Business Excellence Awards Non-Profit of the Year. IFC was started and continues to be a true community effort, with more than 7,000 people – members, donors, volunteers, residents, and staff – connecting every year to confront […]
Breaking ground: workforce education facility construction underway
By Cheryl Schweizer | Columbia Basin Herald | Full Article “Dirt flew and spirits were high as Big Bend Community College officials celebrated construction of the new workforce education center with a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday. The new 70,000-square-foot workforce education center has ‘been a long time coming,’ said Daneen Berry-Guerin, dean of workforce education. Angie […]
Coffee with George: Carol Wick, bringing solar power to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irma
By George Diaz | Orlando Sentinel | Full Article “Wick recently went to Puerto Rick to work with a client to try to help stabilize the power grid by bringing solar power to an area devastated by Hurricane Irma. We sat down for a cup of coffee Monday afternoon to discuss her passion and purpose […]