Buffalo, NY has tried to reinvent itself over the years with the financial support of the federal government. Yet by the early 2000s, it was still a long way from the economic engine it used to be, and many doubted the possibility of the city’s revival. In 2012, in his State of the State address, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a bold initiative, unlike any Buffalo had seen before. Read More

A vital piece of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program's success is its network of community colleges around the country. Key to the delivery of its business education, they are also a resource often under-utilized by the larger business and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Read More

A few months ago, we featured a story about how the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has created a $100 million impact investing initiative redirecting funds into investment products that will not only provide monetary return, but support affordable housing, small businesses, infrastructure projects, and health and educational facilities. New York City, Washington, D.C. and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts all have similar initiatives, albeit at different scales. Read More

Watch the video to see how ICIC’s partnership with Kaiser Permanente has helped Uncle Darrow’s Catering, a full-service authentic caterer of Cajun, New Orleans, and southern cuisines, bring positive change to their community. Read More

Today, young and talented professionals are moving to urban areas to take advantage of the job opportunities that exist. They’re investing in urban real estate and neighborhood commercial corridors are coming back to life. Yet, the opportunity available in cities today looks dramatically different than it did in the 1960s and 70s, when inner city crime was rampant, racial tensions were high and poverty was on the rise. Read More