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$10 Million LISC's BEDF Investment Agreement To Expand MWBE Opportunities
$10 Million Investment Agreement b/w the Black Economic Development Fund & The Cayemitte Group promotes diverse prime contractors for DASN
Oct 18, 2021
Developers Secure $51M to Begin Construction on MLK Gateway
Published article in Commercial Observer August 18, 2021 by Chava Gourarie The second phase of the MLK Gateway development in Anacostia,...
Aug 23, 2021
Economic Development Fund Seeks to Boost Black Economic Infrastructure
Published article in Non-Profit Quarterly - June 30, 2021 by Steve Dubb In May, LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) announced...
Jun 30, 2021
Black Economic Development Fund hits $250 million goal, makes first catalytic investments
NEW YORK (May 25, 2021)— PR Newswire The Black Economic Development Fund (BEDF) has reached its $250 million goal for capital to invest...
May 26, 2021
DuPont Invests $20 Million in LISC's Black Economic Development Fund
Adapted from original press release - https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dupont-announces-20-million-investment-in-liscs-black-econ...
Apr 28, 2021
Welcome Wayfair! $20 Million Investment in LISC's Black Economic Development Fund
The below press release was originally published on Business Wire: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210405005139/en/Wayfair-Commi...
Apr 5, 2021
Thermo Fisher Scientific Invests $25 Million to Support Black Communities and Businesses in the U.S.
The below press release was originally published on: PR Newswire https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/thermo-fisher-scientific-invest...
Feb 11, 2021
Aflac Inc. Announces $25 Million Commitment to Invest in LISC's Black Economic Development FUND
NEWS PROVIDED BY Aflac Incorporated Dec 10, 2020, 16:15 ET COLUMBUS, Ga., Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL)...
Dec 10, 2020
DICK'S Sporting Goods Invests $12.5 Million in Black Economic Development Fund
Dick’s Sporting Goods is investing $12.5 million in the Black Economic Development Fund, an initiative to fuel minority lenders, anchor...
Nov 11, 2020
Why investing corporate cash to close racial wealth gaps can shore up long-term growth
""Our country cannot continue to breeze past the costs of inequality as if they are somehow separate from questions of capital access or...
Oct 28, 2020
Unlocking Corporate Treasuries for Racial Equity with George Ashton of LISC: A new episode of Money
October 8, 2020
On a recent episode of Money + Meaning, George Ashton, LISC's managing director of Strategic Investments discusses the newly
Oct 8, 2020
New Investor Alert: Square, Inc. to Invest $100 Million in Minority and Underserved Communities
Square allocates $25 million of the $100 million pledge in The Black Economic Development Fund
Sep 24, 2020
Making Black Banks Matter
September 21, 2020
Fortune.com
Black-owned financial institutions are amplifying the call for racial justice by drawing more private capital
Sep 21, 2020
Costco Commits $25 Million to LISC’s Black Economic Development Fund
October 26, 2020
LISC is the first institutional investor in Fearless Fund, a $20 million venture capital fund led by women of color that in
Aug 28, 2020
Netflix Invests $25 Million as Lead Investor in the Black Economic Development Fund
June 30, 2020 "The online TV giant will start by shifting $25 million into the Black Economic Development Initiative, a new fund that...
Jun 30, 2020
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