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BCPS Honors Top Teacher, Principal, Assistant Principal and School-Related/District Employee at Annual Caliber Awards Ceremony

February 27, 2019 Carma Henry 0

     Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) announced its top teacher, principal, assistant principal and school-related/District employee during the 2019 Caliber Awards Ceremony at the Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, February 21, 2019. The annual ceremony recognizes and honors the dedication and hard work of the District’s outstanding educators, leaders and staff. […]

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Fund Commits $50 Million for Down Payment Assistance

February 27, 2019 Carma Henry 0

recent Mid-Winter Conference in Miami, FL, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with United Security Financial (USF), a minority-owned mortgage company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah to make down payment assistance more broadly available to Black American home buyers. The two organizations announced that they have obtained a commitment of $50 million in down payment assistance funds from LBC Funding, LLC to assist in the expansion of homeownership for low-to-moderate income purchasers. […]

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Carmen Miller purchases McKinley Financial Services, Inc.

February 21, 2019 Carma Henry 0

McKinley Financial Services, Inc., (www.mckinleyinsurance.com) one of Florida’s oldest minority-owned full-service insurance agencies, has been sold, the company announced today. Carmen Miller, an 18-year veteran of the company which does business as McKinley Insurance Services, has purchased the business and now assumes the position of chief executive officer. Miller had been the chief operating officer of McKinley for the past five years. Purchase price and other terms of the sale were not made public. […]

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FPL Showcases Brand-New Solar Power Plant

February 21, 2019 Carma Henry 0

On Tuesday, Feb. 12, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) hosted a celebration of the new FPL Miami-Dade Solar Energy Center, the largest solar power installation ever to be built in South Florida. Members of the community joined Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and FPL CEO Eric Silagy for the historic occasion. […]

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Fort Lauderdale High School Band among top young musicians to compete in the 24th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival

February 21, 2019 Carma Henry 0

Jazz at Lincoln Center today announced that Dillard Center for the Arts (DCA) is among 15 finalists who will compete in the 24th Annual Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival – the nation’s premier jazz education event – in New York City this May 9-11, 2019. The competition unites students from coast to coast, from diverse backgrounds to find harmony together while playing some of the most complex music ever written. […]