SOBRO Expo gets down to business
Business leaders, entrepreneurs and government officials gathered at Metropolitan College of New York’s 149th campus
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SoBRO names new CEO
The South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp. (SoBRO) announced that it has hired a replacement for its longtime director Philip Morrow, who retired last March. Steven Brown, who has spent his whole career running nonprofits geared towards affordable housing and job training, was named president and CEO of the organization this month.
Business bootcamp teaches the value of numbers
The two-day class is geared towards helping local small businesses manage their finances, from bookkeeping to balance sheets, and even taxes.
Local entrepreneur looks to preserve a piece of Mott Haven’s past
Capitalizing on a wave of tourism in the South Bronx, Brooks plans to turn his three-story, brick neo-Grec townhouse, which was built in 1889, into a “Decorator’s Show House” next summer, so people can get a sense of the area’s rich history.
Area program offers high school equivalency
Funding restrictions limit other options at YouthBuild When young adults walk into the YouthBuild office
Port Morris manufacturers endangered
Critics contend that the city’s announcement earlier this summer that it wants to sell a building in Port Morris to developers for $14.3 million shows that the mayor’s vow to preserve manufacturing jobs is insincere.
Protesters rally against SoBRO
A handful of protesters beat drums and held up protest signs in front of the offices of SoBRO, demonstrating against what they say is the organization’s cozy relationship with developers and contributing to gentrification in the South Bronx.
Aviva Davidson hangs up her dancing shoes
Aviva Davidson announced her retirement after 17 years as executive director of Longwood-based Dancing in the Streets.