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Mayor Muriel Bowser Announces Tech Hub Promoting Minority Companies

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DCist by Christina Sturdivant

As Mayor Muriel Bowser attempts to shape the city into a destination for techies, she announced an incubator today to make sure minorities will be a part of the pack.

The District’s first "inclusive innovation incubator," housed at Howard University, will support entrepreneurs who are typically isolated from the tech industry and provide solutions for communities who lack resources.

Great Streets Retail Grant Program

The Great Streets Retail Small Business Grant provides funding for small businesses in designated commercial corridors to make capital improvements in their business and create new job opportunities for District residents. Eligible businesses operate from a physical location in a Great Streets corridor and are for-profit retail or service-oriented businesses, or nonprofit arts and humanities organizations. 

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser: Washington region may benefit from construction in Cuba

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Washington Times by Ryan McDermott


D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday that local businesses might soon reap the benefits of construction contracts in Cuba as the communist-run island nation begins normalizing trade relations with the U.S.

“The Cubans are pretty focused on the projects they need to do,” Ms. Bowser said Tuesday from Havana during a conference call with reporters. “And they’re concentrating on the time when relations between Cuba and the United States … become normalized.”

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