Real Estate

Downtown Pittsburgh's newly Black-owned three-storey building paves the way for Black businesses with $4M investment

The initiative is led by The Greenwood Plan, a non-profit organization that draws inspiration from the legendary Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, famously known as "Black Wall Street."

Real Estate

Robert F. Smith's $100M initiative to boost HBCUs and MSIs through real estate projects

Steinbridge Group's strategy involves converting the underused land associated with HBCUs and MSIs into valuable assets that foster economic growth and empowerment.

Sports

Black-owned construction firm secures $215M contract for Spectrum Center renovations

On Jan. 12, Everett, along with the executive team of the Charlotte Hornets, unveiled the renovation plans to the residents of Queen City.

Real Estate

BlackRock buys Black-owned infrastructure firm GIP in $12.5B deal

The strategic move propels the world's largest money manager into the upper echelons of investors specializing in long-term ventures within the energy, transportation, and digital infrastructure sectors.

Cannabis

Dazed Cannabis opens first store in New York near Union Square after success in Massachusetts

Founded by Keshawn Warner, Rich Rainone and Chris Vianello, the brand has one store in Holyoke, Massachusetts. It opened a successful pop-up on April 20, 2023, ultimately convincing them to open an N.Y. store.

Finance

RICE receives $100K grant from Bank of America to support Black entrepreneurs

The bank has given a total of $400,000 to RICE since 2020 for its Big Ideas learning platform, which provides guides to help entrepreneurs from ideation to scale.

Real Estate

Paying it forward: M2M podcasters hope to pass along the real estate knowledge they never had growing up

The pair met through a mutual friend in 2019 and are now real estate agents and investors in the Niagara and Port Colborne areas.

Food & Beverage

‘The shop was our livelihood: Owners of Tata Hot Sauce Emporium searching for answers after water main break closes restaurant in East York

Tata Hot Sauce Emporium has a GoFundMe page for those who want to support it.

Finance

Earn Your Leisure’s 2023 Invest Fest makes history with largest turnout to date; over 20,000 pack the Georgia World Congress Centre to discuss financial growth and literacy in Atlanta

Combining investing, entrepreneurship, pop culture and entertainment, the three-day festival, held from Aug. 25-27, included panel discussions, live performances, a vendor marketplace featuring 400 small businesses, and more.

Food & Beverage

Slutty Vegan restaurant chain opens 13th location at Atlanta's Spelman College

Slutty Vegan has 12 other locations in Georgia, New York, Alabama, and Texas.

Real Estate

Toronto's Blackhurst Cultural Centre receives $750K donation from BMO on first day of Emancipation Month

The donation comes as the organization plans construction for a new cultural centre in Mirvish Village, where Toronto’s earliest Black settlers established homes. The new centre is expected to open in 2025.

Real Estate

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust and the BlackNorth Initiative team up to offer commercial real estate and trades bursaries for Black students

Launching this month, the $21,200 bursary will be disbursed for the upcoming fall 2023 semester. RioCan will also offer recipients mentorship and internship opportunities as part of the partnership, which builds on its existing DEI scholarship program launched in 2021.

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Downtown Pittsburgh's newly Black-owned three-storey building paves the way for Black businesses with $4M investment

Robert F. Smith's $100M initiative to boost HBCUs and MSIs through real estate projects

Black-owned construction firm secures $215M contract for Spectrum Center renovations

BlackRock buys Black-owned infrastructure firm GIP in $12.5B deal

Dazed Cannabis opens first store in New York near Union Square after success in Massachusetts

RICE receives $100K grant from Bank of America to support Black entrepreneurs

Paying it forward: M2M podcasters hope to pass along the real estate knowledge they never had growing up

‘The shop was our livelihood: Owners of Tata Hot Sauce Emporium searching for answers after water main break closes restaurant in East York

Earn Your Leisure’s 2023 Invest Fest makes history with largest turnout to date; over 20,000 pack the Georgia World Congress Centre to discuss financial growth and literacy in Atlanta

Slutty Vegan restaurant chain opens 13th location at Atlanta's Spelman College

Toronto's Blackhurst Cultural Centre receives $750K donation from BMO on first day of Emancipation Month

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust and the BlackNorth Initiative team up to offer commercial real estate and trades bursaries for Black students