'Electric Works' Innovation District Moving Forward in Fort Wayne
November 08, 2018 10:38 ET | Greater Fort Wayne Inc.
Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A historic former General Electric factory in Fort Wayne, Ind., will be resurrected as Electric Works, a mixed-use innovation district. On...
From Global Times: Djibouti denies being ‘induced’ by Chinese firm to breach contract
November 08, 2018 09:00 ET | Global Times
Loans from China ‘shape Djibouti’s economic development’ BEIJING, Nov. 08, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A senior Djibouti government official dismissed the accusation that the African country was...
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Two Outstanding Leaders are Recognized for Commitment to Building Economies in Native Communities at the 13th Annual Native Awards Ceremony
October 10, 2018 16:23 ET | Opportunity Finance Network
CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two leaders were honored Tuesday in recognition of their commitment to excellence in the Native CDFI industry at the 2018 Native CDFI Awards Ceremony, part...
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Chicago Nonprofit LUCHA Receives National Grant for Longtime Fight for Affordable Housing in Chicago
October 10, 2018 13:00 ET | Opportunity Finance Network
CHICAGO, Oct. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) today awarded Chicago-based LUCHA, one of the Midwest’s premier affordable housing organizations, its 2018 Justice Grant....
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Everest and 1000 Alternatives Partner to Accelerate Blockchain Innovation in Kenya, Nigeria and Rwanda
October 10, 2018 09:00 ET | Everest
Partnership Will Facilitate Creation of New Distributed Apps On Top Of The Everest Platform SAN DIEGO, Oct. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Everest, a biometry-based, value transfer company, and 1000...
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Community Development Pioneer Nancy Andrews Receives 2018 Ned Gramlich Lifetime Achievement Award
October 03, 2018 13:45 ET | Opportunity Finance Network
PHILADELPHIA , Oct. 03, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opportunity Finance Network (OFN) today announced that Nancy O. Andrews, a revered community development leader for more than 40 years, has been...
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Coronation Merchant Bank picks up award for Best Investment Bank in Nigeria
October 01, 2018 07:39 ET | World Finance
LONDON, Oct. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In recent years, investment banking in Nigeria has changed considerably. Low capital requirements, together with a swift process for obtaining operating...
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World Finance magazine explores an economic revival in Ethiopia, the inevitable decline of the nuclear power industry and more in its latest issue
September 21, 2018 04:30 ET | World Finance
LONDON, Sept. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ethiopia was the world’s fastest-growing economy in 2017, but over recent years, historic issues in sub-Saharan Africa have too often obscured the story of...
Cooper Levenson Attorney Nicholas Talvacchia Educates on Opportunity Zone Incentive
August 27, 2018 13:54 ET | Cooper Levenson, Attorneys at Law
Atlantic City, N.J., Aug. 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nicholas F. Talvacchia spoke to the Atlantic Cape May Chapter of the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA) on July 12 about a new federal tax...
Greg Word Joins VisionFirst Advisors Team as Senior Consultant
August 23, 2018 14:15 ET | Butler Snow
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Aug. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Swoope, CEO and founder of the economic development consulting firm VisionFirst Advisors, LLC., today announced that Greg Word will join...