Serious Michelle? Serious BRA? This is Comical and very serious as usual.
Don't check off the boxes of due diligence by having a few online meetings before deforming a historic neighborhood. This progress is antithetic to Michelle's claims of progressive intent.
Hiring a bunch of kids with titles such as "Officers" harkens back to the doing business as usual BRA.
You can't distract the public with empty promises represented and serviced by uneducated Officers. This is not public engagement. Continuation of this sophomoric nonsense is foolish for Boston's long term safety and economic development. It's the usual over development without effective public engagement.
Why are so many school districts being forced to lay off staff at a time where #education is facing a critical staff shortage?
Why is #teaching being treated as a widget making job?
Why is the constant drum beat of do more with less so never ending?
Why will the US, that has an economy which thrives on knowledge work tolerant of the constant underfunding and cycles of destruction?
It wasn't always like this! In my book I describe a time when the US valued #schools .
Rural Education History: State policy meets local implementation
published by Rowman.com
It’s no secret that real estate development has long been dominated by a particular demographic, but despite undeniable talent, women and people of color remain underrepresented. The REDI program is a great first step toward building a more inclusive and equitable industry.
The mentorship component of the program is invaluable. Our participants had the opportunity to learn directly from seasoned real estate professionals, gaining insight into the challenges and opportunities unique to our local community.
However, the core reason there is so little diversity in the real estate development industry can’t be ignored: access to equity and the ability to guarantee a loan.
Municipalities, corporations, and banks need to come together to establish first-in catalytic funding commitments as well as pre-development funding sources.
Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple have all dedicated funds specifically to address housing.
United Healthcare, Humana, and Blue Cross Blue Shield have dedicated funds to housing.
Bank of America and Wells Fargo have dedicated grant funding as well as low-interest patient funds to support minority developers.
We, here in Northwest Arkansas, need to find local partners willing to do the same.
Vice President | Commercial Lending First National Bank of NWA
Earlier this week I had the privilege to serve Urban Land Institute Northwest Arkansas by joining a judging panel for their newly launched REDI program. This night completed the program where four teams presented their development projects on land that is currently owned by the city of Rogers in the downtown core. Every team did a fantastic job! This program was led by Megan Brown (in photo) and Tiffany Hudson. Great job ladies!!
More people means more demand, and that means now's the time to act.
Catch all the why's and how's on April 13th at Rydges Norwest!
Registration link in comments!
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