Denver: Open for Business
Why the Mile High City May be the Best Kept Secret for African American Entrepreneurs By Alfonzo Porter MEA Editor, Western USA With a small African American population of roughly 11%, according to its 2014 […]
Government News
Study: New Clean Air Rules Will Cost Black Jobs
By Quin Hillyer, Urban News Service Thousands of black coal miners, truck drivers and factory workers will lose their jobs as new clean air regulations take effect, says Harry Alford, president of the National […]
U.S., Ghana Announce Food for Progress Agreements to Increase Agricultural Productivity
ACCRA, Ghana, Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden and Ghanaian Minister of Food and Agriculture Fifi Kwetey will announce two Food for Progress agreements today to support agricultural development and trade within Ghana’s poultry sector. “The […]
The 2016 Emerging Leaders program for the Washington, DC area
The 2016 Emerging Leaders program for the Washington, DC area will be held at two locations: 1) Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, 8300 Boone Blvd., Suite 450, Tysons Corner, VA 22182, and; 2) Prince George’s […]
USDA Cyber Security Symposium and Expo 2016
May 24 – 25, 2016 Washington, DC The Federal Business Council is proud to once again be working with USDA on the 8th Annual United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cyber Security Summit & Expo at […]
A Success Story…with Chapters still to be written!
Roland L. Jones, Director- Office of Central Services, Prince George’s County, Maryland, is in part the by-product of an empowering leader. However, the whole of Mr. Jones is very much a manifestation of his vast […]
FAA Issues $27 Million Grant for Replacement Airport in North Dakota
New airport will accommodate growing aviation demand WASHINGTON, The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a $27 million Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant to the City of Williston, N.D. to […]
USDA and Department of Defense Announce Agriculture Education Effort
USDA and Department of Defense Announce Agriculture Education Effort that will Reach 200,000 Transitioning Military Service Members Each Year WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2015 – Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden and Dr. Susan Kelly, Director […]
EPA Adds Five Hazardous Waste Sites to Superfund’s National Priorities List and Proposes an Additional Seven
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding five hazardous waste sites that pose risks to human health and the environment to the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). A separate action includes a […]
USDA Invests $63 Million to Support 264 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects Nationwide
WASHINGTON, August 7, 2015 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced $63 million in loans and grants for 264 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide that USDA is supporting through its Rural Energy for […]