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Dallas targets minority- and women-owned businesses for $3,000 grants

By Benjamin Kibbey | Dec 27, 2020

A one-time grant program created by the City of Dallas’s Broaden Urban Investments to Leverage Dallas program is now providing area businesses up to $3,000 to assist in offsetting the damage done by the economic crisis created by COVID-19 restrictions.

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CommCapp America sponsors coast-to-coast bus tour to promote racial harmony, economic equality

By Benjamin Kibbey | Oct 30, 2020

While black and other minority U.S. citizens makeup 40% of the population and spend approximately $4 trillion annually, activist group CommCapp-America asserts that those communities ultimately end up as only a revenue source rather than equal participants in the economy.

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Tipton Durant leverages Acellus technology to the advantage of students and teachers

By Benjamin Kibbey | Oct 26, 2020

In the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, schools across the country had to scramble to find distance learning solutions, but with the summer to prepare, many districts have managed to adjust, adopting new tools and methods to continue educating pupils.

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$15,000 grant will help create temporary sculpture garden in South Dallas

By Benjamin Kibbey | Sep 25, 2020

A $15,000 grant from an intergovernmental network working toward racial equality will help a Dallas art project intended to confront structural racism.

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Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce forms council to address diversity, equity and inclusion

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jul 18, 2020

The Dallas Regional Chamber has formed a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council to focus on four pillars: Diversity in Leadership; Education and Workforce; Community Investment in Underserved Areas; and Policing & Criminal Justice Policies.

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Dallas identifies $13.7 million to offer rental, mortgage and utility assistance

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 19, 2020

DALLAS – The City of Dallas could soon be distributing mortgage, rental and utility assistance to area residents as the city’s COVID-19 Economic Recovery and Assistance Committee has worked out a $13.7 million plan.

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Dallas law professor warns Rail Road Commission to slow oil and gas production

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 26, 2020

DALLAS – James Coleman, an energy law professor, wants the Texas Railroad Commission to step up on its role as the state’s regulatory agency for oil and gas production.

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Door layoffs don't indicate they are closing anytime soon

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 24, 2020

Dallas-based Door, a residential home sales company, is stepping away from its plans to push out into the national market after funding recently fell through.