Photo courtesy of PikePlaceMarket.org

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION NAMES PIKE PLACE MARKET IN THE TOP 100 RECOVERY ACT PROJECTS

September 27, 2010

The Pike Place Market renovation project came in at #99 in Vice President Joe Biden’s recent report, “100 Recovery Act Projects that are Changing America.”

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WORKING (CAPITAL) TO KEEP CHILDREN AT PLAY

September 22, 2010

Shannan Watkins started Early Development Services, Inc. (EDS) in 1998. With a vision and plenty of elbow grease, she and her team of volunteers worked for months to transform a condemned house into her first child care center.

The Grow Tacoma Fund helped Stadium Thriftway finance a building expansion and new machinery and equipment.

THE GROW TACOMA FUND GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS

September 21, 2010

The Grow Tacoma Fund, a small business revolving loan fund administered by NDC’s Grow America Fund and seeded with a $2.0 million investment from the City, has to date made 31 loans, financed $13 million in project costs (leveraging the City’s investment six times over) and retained or created 497 jobs.

Window awnings, which control the temperature in the interior spaces, will help Artspace Commons achieve LEED Gold Certification.

ARTSPACE COMMONS OPENS ITS DOORS

September 21, 2010

The newly-constructed Artspace Commons celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 17.

Over 200 people attended the Center for Urban Waters' grand opening celebration on September 9, 2010.

GRAND OPENING AT THE CENTER FOR URBAN WATERS

September 10, 2010

On Thursday, September 9, 2010, Tacoma’s Center for Urban Watersofficially opened its doors.

EASTSIDE REVITALIZATION II SELECTED AS FINALIST FOR 2010 REHABILITATION AWARDS

September 10, 2010

The National Housing & Rehabilitation Association (NH&RA) has announced that Eastside Revitalization II (Covington, Kentucky), a project of NDC’s Corporate Equity Fund (CEF), has been selected as a finalist for the2010 J. Timothy Anderson Awards for Excellence in Historic Rehabilitation, also known as the “Timmy Awards.”

NDC COMMENTS ON CRA PUBLISHED

September 9, 2010

In July and August, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; the Federal Reserve System; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and the Department of the Treasury

MORE BUZZ FOR NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT PROJECT IN WHITE CENTER, WA

September 8, 2010

We’ve been talking about the new White Square Center retail development which is under construction in White Center, WA but we’re not the only ones.