April 26, 2024
Funds

Black Atlanta firms continue to struggle to find loans, venture funding

Ceata Lash is a proud inventor. Ten years ago, she created a simple hair accessory, the PuffCuff, that manages to solve multiple problems for gathering up curly hair with just two pieces of plastic. “It doesn’t cinch, it doesn’t bind, so there’s no headache and there’s no hair damage,” Lash, founder and CEO of the

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Loans

Georgia attorney general defends lawsuit against Biden student loan plan

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr took his case against the Biden administration’s plan to provide additional student loan debt relief to the airwaves Tuesday, saying the White House doesn’t have the authority to enact such changes. “The Supreme Court has already determined that the Biden administration couldn’t do this,” Carr said during an appearance on

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Property

Atlanta property owner says squatters hindering his ability to build affordable housing units

US News By Melissa Koenig Published March 25, 2024, 10:29 a.m. ET An Atlanta property owner says a group of squatters are hindering his efforts to build affordable housing on his nine-acre lot. David Morris said he’s struggling to remove the group from his property after the city issued a moratorium on evictions. “I’m not

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Property

Atlanta property owner is left exasperated after THIRTY squatters take over his land – with one freeloader even suing him for $190,000

David Morris says he’s been fighting to get squatters of his nine-acre property since the COVID-19 pandemic  He and his attorney are making progress toward a final removal of the last eight squatters still occupying his land Though he says he’s frustrated about having to now pump thousands of dollars into cleaning up the property,

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Investment

Vacant Office Buildings in the United States: An Opportunity for Public Investment?

Vacant Office Buildings in the United States: An Opportunity for Public Investment? Two Manhattan West / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Image © Dave Burk Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/1014010/vacant-office-buildings-in-the-united-states-an-opportunity-for-public-investment Four years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, its effects are still felt in the construction and real estate sectors in

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