ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, THE COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WILL JOIN WITH SIX OTHER MICHIANA ORGANIZATIONS TO SPONSOR: The Jobs Crisis & The Threat to Our Living Standards WHAT WILL BE DISCUSSED: What caused this economic crisis? Is President Obama's jobs plan what we need? Can jobs be created for the long-term unemployed and…
THERE'LL BE MUSIC THIS SATURDAY AT THE URBAN GARDEN MARKET… From 10 a.m. until Noon, Kathleen Jewel and her friend Linda Hulse will play dulcimer duets. The market opens at 9 a.m and closes at 1 p.m. Plenty of time to shop for vegetables, fruit, baked treats or barbecue and more — including pumpkins and…
UTILITY COSTS: HARD TIMES MAY GET HARDER FOR INDIANA RESIDENTS! Residential electric bills may increase by 22.7% for Indiana residents if I & M is granted a rate increase by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. Meanwhile, the Energy Assistance Program could lose up to 50% of its federal funding, drastically cutting heating assistance for…
1. This week at the Urban Garden Market - Only three more Market Saturdays for the season! Lynn Joyce will be making beignets this Saturday, Jim will have plenty of pulled pork, and the Butternut Squash Community Garden will have a special: "$1. off for a package of six" squash, easy to store for winter…
1. Business Planning Workshop When: Saturday, October 1, 2011 — from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Where: Sample Street Business Complex, 3702 W. Sample St. Suite 106, SB IN 46619 Sponsored by: The Gigot Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame Michiana African American Chamber of Commerce…
September meeting of the Community Forum for Economic Development Tuesday, September 20, 2011 7 p.m., LaSalle Branch Library (2323 Ardmore Trail, SB) The focus for the September meeting will be "Right to Work" legislation – what does it mean, how has it been used against the labor movement, its effect on economic…
The Community Forum for Economic Development encourages you to participate in the local VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program. This is the fourth year that the Community Forum will join with the United Way of St. Joseph County and other community organizations and individuals to prepare free, electronically filed, tax returns for local working families….
RAIN OR SHINE — CELEBRATE NATIONAL FARMERS MARKET WEEK AT THE URBAN GARDEN MARKET SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Corn Roast —- Live music —- Information —- Fresh produce, Baked Goods, and home-made crafts Sample fresh roasted local corn donated and prepared by our regular vendors (free, but quantities limited) Enjoy…
NEXT MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY FORUM FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (TUESDAY, AUGUST 16) TO DISCUSS THE MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DIVERSITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM On April 11, 2011 South Bend's Municipal Code was amended to include a Minority and Women Business Enterprise Diversity Development Program. Ordinance 10081-11 replaced a 1987 ordinance addressing equal opportunity for minorities…
The Coming and Going of A.J.Wright Panel participants include: Don Inks, South Bend Community and Economic Development Oliver Davis, South Bend Common Council Rebecca Ruvalcaba, La Casa de Amistad 7 p.m. – Marycrest Building, 2015 West Western Ave. South Bend Third floor, La Casa de Amistad meeting room (parking available on both the east and…
LUNCH WITH THE LEAGUE – Friday, June 10 at Noon "The Conflict Between the Federal Government and Indiana Over the Use of Medicaid Funds" Speaker: Ellyn Stecker, M.D., feminist family physician, member of the Board of PPIN When: Friday, June 10, 2011; Speaker at Noon, come as early as 11:30 to purchase lunch. Where:…
Currently scheduled for a public hearing and Council vote is the revised Bill 25-10, supported by the Community Forum for Economic Development and other member organizations of the Coalition for Responsible Tax Abatement. We strongly encourage you to attend the Council meeting (Monday, June 13, 7 PM at the County-City Building) and participate in the…