Mayor Adams launches $25 million facility for minority-women-owned businesses

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic, and Workforce Development Maria Torres-Springer, and Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation President and CEO Lindsay Greene announced on March 7, 2024, a new, total cost $25 million state-of-the-art manufacturing, incubator, and accelerator facility — AYO Labs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard — focused on … Read More

America’s oldest Black-owned design and construction company McKissack & McKissack featured in Juneteenth ABC News Special

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President & CEO Cheryl McKissack Daniel of McKissack & McKissack, along with her twin sister President & CEO Deryl McKissack of McKissack and McKissack Washington, Inc., will discuss the roles and contributions their ancestors played in building America and how … Read More

NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray host Women’s History Month Reception at Gracie Mansion

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Photos: Isseu Diouf Campbell NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray hosted a Women’s History Month Annual Mentoring & Civic Leadership Reception sponsored by McKissack & McKissack on March 26, 2019 at Gracie Mansion. Related Images: