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A Conversation on Creating Equitable Opportunities for All Michiganders
Michigan’s wealthy society and ethnic diversity help to build a additional equitable and resilient economy even though supporting communities of colour. Aileen Cohen, MEDC’s Variety, Fairness and Inclusion Officer, talks with LeTasha Peebles from MEDC’s Entrepreneurship & Innovation staff about how prioritizing aid for Black-owned, females-owned and minority-owned corporations, and increasing financial chance for girls and business people of color, can help to travel financial progress and prosperity throughout all of Michigan. See under for excerpts and critical insights from the dialogue and look at the total 20-minute livestream to learn extra. 
 
 MEDC’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation workforce can help propel enterprises with accessibility to crucial methods Aileen Cohen:…
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USDA Invests $86 Million to Improve Equitable Access to Jobs, Business Opportunities, Education, Health Care and Housing for Rural People
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is investing $86 million to improve equitable access (PDF, 238 KB) to jobs, business opportunities, education, housing and health care for people who live and work in rural areas. The investments are part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to ensure that people living in rural communities have equitable access to the infrastructure and opportunities often taken for granted by people living in urban and suburban areas. “Regardless of where they live, their race, ethnicity or gender, or the size of the town in which they live, all people must have access to decent housing, clean water and good job opportunities,”…