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Groundbreaking Contractor Development Initiative in Newark

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Media Contacts:           Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377; Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452   Groundbreaking Contractor Development Initiative Widens Access for Newark Firms Capacity-building program prepares Newarkers to work with the City and major developers   December 6, 2016 – Newark, N.J. – Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Deputy Mayor and director of Newark Economic and Housing Development Baye Adofo-Wilson…

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Creative Ways to Fund Development

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Media Contacts: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377 Jazelle Hunt, jhunt@eimpactconsulting.com, 202-642-2452 Newark Community Economic Development Corporation: Creative Ways to Fund Development 2nd Annual Development Finance Forum Brings Inside Scoop on Project Funding Sources November 15, 2016 – Newark, N.J. – On Wednesday, November 9, Deputy Mayor and Director of Newark Economic and Housing Development Baye Adofo-Wilson…

Newark Breaks Ground on Riverfront Park Expansion Project
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Newark Breaks Ground on Riverfront Park Expansion Project

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MEDIA CONTACTS:     Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 646-872-2377 Newark Breaks Ground on Riverfront Park Expansion Project Mayor Ras J. Baraka and The Trust for Public Land break ground on the next phase of Newark’s largest park investment in decades   October 5, 2016 – NEWARK, N.J. — Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Economic and Housing Development director Baye Adofo-Wilson…

Riverfront Park Horizon Expansion
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Riverfront Park Horizon Expansion

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DEPUTY MAYOR BAYE ADOFO-WILSON AND NEWARK COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ACTING PRESIDENT SCOTT BLOW TO BREAK GROUND FOR RIVERFRONT PARK EXPANSION PROJECT ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, AT 11 A.M, AT RAYMOND BOULEVARD AND JEFFERSON STREET IN CITY’S EAST WARD Dignitaries will break ground on Newark’s largest park investment in decades; $6 million project will bring…

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Star-Studded Award Ceremony to Close First Annual Newark International Film Festival

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Media Contact: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com; 646-872-2377     Star-Studded Award Ceremony to Close First Annual Newark International Film Festival 100 indie films, celebrity appearances, and presentation of Innovation in Filmmaking Award   Newark, NJ – September 11, 2016 – Mayor Ras J. Baraka will participate in tonight’s Newark International Film Festival Awards Ceremony at the historic Newark…

First Annual Newark International Film Festival Kicks Off This Weekend
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First Annual Newark International Film Festival Kicks Off This Weekend

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Media Contact: Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com; 646-872-2377 First Annual Newark International Film Festival Kicks Off This Weekend 100 indie films, celebrity appearances, family fun, workshops, and more Newark, NJ – September 9, 2016 — Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced that between today, Friday, September 9 and Sunday, September 11, the inaugural Newark International Film Festival (NIFF) will unleash…

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Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka Opens the City’s Third Community Storefront in the North Ward

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Contact: Cheryl McCants, 646-872-2377, cmccants@eimpactconsutling.com  Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka Opens the City’s Third Community Storefront in the North Ward More than 45 Newarkers have been able to establish businesses as a result of this entrepreneurial initiative. July 20, 2016, Newark, N.J. – Mayor Ras J. Baraka participated today in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the…

North Ward Community Storefront Program Ribbon Cutting
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North Ward Community Storefront Program Ribbon Cutting

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MEDIA ALERT Contact:  Impact Consulting, Cheryl McCants, 646-872-2377, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Deputy Mayor Baye Adofo-Wilson and Newark Community Economic Development Corporation Acting President Scott A. Blow   Announce Grand Opening of the City’s North Ward Community Storefront  This business-development program continues to bring entrepreneurial training and retail opportunities to ALL Newarkers. Incubators…

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Port Newark March and Job Rally, July 18

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Newark Press Information Office; Press Secretary: Marjorie Harris; 973-733-8004; PressOffice@ci.newark.nj.us MAYOR BARAKA DENOUNCES HIRING DISCRIMINATION AT PORT NEWARK AND ELIZABETH Will lead second march for job later this month Newark, NJ –- July 8, 2016 — Citing a “provocative and discriminatory” Facebook message as an example of “deeply ingrained racism’ in Port Newark and Elizabeth’s…

James Corner Field Operations to Lead Landscape Design Efforts for Newark’s Award-Winning Riverfront Park
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James Corner Field Operations to Lead Landscape Design Efforts for Newark’s Award-Winning Riverfront Park

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MEDIA CONTACT:        Cheryl McCants, cmccants@eimpactconsulting.com, 973-337-2028, 646-872-2377  Internationally Renowned James Corner Field Operations to Lead Landscape Design Efforts for Newark’s Award-Winning Riverfront Park Mayor Ras J. Baraka continues to beautify Newark with cutting-edge, urban-designs June 14, 2016 – NEWARK, N.J. — Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Deputy Mayor Baye Adofo-Wilson and Newark Community Economic Development Corporation…