Economic Development News & Views

Formerly published three times a year, Economic Development News & Views has been combined with the Profitwise publication to create Profitwise News and Views. Profitwise News and Views will continue to provide timely information about initiatives and programs aimed at fostering business growth and economic development at the community level.

Audience: Financial institution executives, small business owners, community groups, and academics.

Winter 2003 (PDF,582KB)

Interactive Asset-Building Conference a First in Illinois
ACCION Chicago: an Economic Development, Powerhouse
Independent Evaluator Assesses Financial Literacy Program
Illinois Launches Investment and Development Authority
Rural Community Development Conference

Fall 2002 (PDF,132KB)

Community Organizations Receive $51 Million in Awards
Hispanic Banking Forum Held in Chicago
Micro-Business-Friendly Banks: Where to Go for Micro-Business Loans
Women's Bureau Addresses Financial Education in Asian American Communities
Funds Available for Women in Apprenticeship and Non-traditional Occupations
PAID's Savings Account Matching Program Sees First Graduates
MBDA Launches Equity Capital Access Program for Minorities

Summer 2002 (PDF,521KB)

$15 Billion in New Markets Tax Credits Available
Business and Small Farm Lending Key to Development and Reinvestment
Chicago Fed Joins with the FDIC and Departmentof Labor on Financial Literacy Program
HUD Selects Chicago as Renewal Community: Eligible For $17 Billion in Tax Incentives
Treasury Announces Grants For First Accounts
Faith-Based Programs Continue to Grow & Serve Community
Indianapolis Welcomes Mexican Consulate
The Illinois Facilities Fund Offering Nonprofit Corporations a Helping Hand
Community Development Venture
Capital Workshop
LISC Partnership Banks on Family Child Care Program
USDA Promotes Value-Added Businesses
Partnerships Crucial to Success of First-Ever Money $mart Week Chicago's Small Business Expos
Seventh District Labor Markets
From Our Research Department

Fall 2001 (PDF,264KB)

FLLIP Financial Education and Asset-Building Programs Ready to Launch in Illinois
Lawndale Christian Development Corporation: Committed to Economic Development
First Bank of the Americas and CDFI Programs are Working
MBDA Supports Minority Business Development Centers
SBA Has Financing Solutions for U.S. Exporters
Building Capacity: The Illinois CDFI Coalition
Brownfields 2001 Conference Should Be Biggest Yet
From Our Research Department
Seventh District Labor Markets, CNAI: U.S. Economy Better in July, Though Still Weak
Operation HOPE Comes to Chicago

Spring 2001 (PDF,366KB)

New Chicago Fed Index to Help Gauge U.S. Economic Trends
Conference Helps Women in Chicago
New Markets Tax Credit Could Spur $15 Billion in New Investments
Banks Increase CDC's Capitalization
Michigan Workers Receive $3.6 Million in Training Grants
SBA Web Site Wins Award
Indiana INTERNnet to Battle Brain Drain
Two New MSA Profiles and Investment Opportunities
Drive for Stamp to Honor Mother of Franchising
Chicago Fed National Activity Index
CDCs & Microlenders Can Link to SBA Home Page
From Our Research Department
Fed Facts

October 2000 (PDF,2.8MB)

CDFI Fund awards $44.8 Million to Financial Institutions
New Bank Boosts Neighborhood
Indiana Launches Web site
CDC Invests $100 Million
LISC/Chicago Announces Grants
LISC Aids in Mission
Chicago Organizations Honored
Lawndale and Little Village Family Resource Centers
ACCION Chicago's Microlending Networking Growing
New Accounts with IRS Refunds
Women in Business: Plastic Industry Pioneer an Inspiration
DEI Youth Entrepreneurship
Brownfield Redevelopment Breaks Ground
From Our Research Department
Your Views: Partnerships to Expand Education & Assets

August 2000 (PDF,2.8MB)

Commitment - Key to Development and Reinvestment
CDFI Fund at Work: Bring it to Your Community
Iowa Ag Authority Celebrates 20 Years and Still Growing
HUD Grants Spur Brownfield Development
Nonprofit Launches Community Development Consulting Group
Indianapolis PIC: A Force Behind Workforce Development
Detroit Coalition on a Roll
From Our Research Department
A Call for Papers and Panels Remaking Chicago Forum
Calendar

March 2000 (PDF,2.6MB)

Mergers and the Changing Landscape of Commercial Banking
Ag Entrepreneurship Initiative Launched by U of I Extension
USDA Investing in Rural Illinois
Partnerships Expand Access to TIF Funding in Chicago
CEDA Small Business Lending Programs
SBA Community Express Comes to Metro Detroit
New Fund for Nonprofits
GAP Shows Results
New MSA Profiles and Investment Opportunities
Financial Literacy Study
Rejuvenation of Lawndale
LEED Council Leading the Way to New Jobs
Court Confirms Environmental Safe Harbor for Banks
Fair Lending and Business
From Our Research Department
Calendar

December 1999 (PDF,240KB)
This document has been designated as a Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure pursuant to the year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998

Introducing a New Web Resource
$112 Million in 1999 CDFI Fund Awards
USDA Investing in Rural Illinois
Microbusiness Loan Fund in Grand Rapids
Y2K Action Loan Program
Native American Lending Study
Brownfields are Good Investments
CRA Agreements Working
Individual Development Accounts
From our Research Department
Small Business and the Year 2000
Around the District
Business Access to Capital and Credit Symposium

September (PDF,772KB)
This document has been designated as a Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure pursuant to the year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998

Wisconsin Department of Commerce Fills in the Gaps
Hammond Urban Enterprise Association
Collaborative Workshops Teach Banking ABCs
Turning Dreams into Reality
Detroit Entrepreneurship Institute Honored at the White House
Strengthening Microenterprise Development
Real Answers to Small Business Questions
Business Access to Capital and Credit Symposium
The Challenge of History in Appalachia
Equity Capital for Rural Communities
From Research
Small Business Finance in Two Chicago Minority Neighborhoods
The Use of Formal and Informal Financial Markets Among Black Households
Mark Your Calenders

March 1999 (PDF,263KB)
This document has been designated as a Year 2000 Readiness Disclosure pursuant to the year 2000 Information and Readiness Disclosure Act of 1998