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The late EcoMap Technologies founder also inspired new legislation and a national fellowship.

Plus, NC quantum computer inches towards breakthrough, Triangle startups say new tax policy is an existential threat, and smaller towns get new internet option

The MetLife Foundation announced Tuesday that 24 nonprofits will benefit from its two-year, $10 million Accelerating Commitment to Equity Innovation Fund (ACE Innovation Fund) — including a Durham-based initiative from Forward Cities focused on Black Wall Street, plus three more Triangle-based initiatives. Learn more.

The company and Forward Cities teamed up on this nominations-based fellowship to help ecosystem builders build equitable entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Entrepreneurs and small business owners are invited to participate in a town hall about strengthening equitable resources in local entrepreneurship.

Experts in the field helped with everything from access to capital to startups at a recent meeting for Black business owners in Orlando.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – As North Carolina’s unemployment rate continues its steady decline, employers across the state are simultaneously ramping up their hiring efforts. There are currently tens of thousands of jobs on offer across the Triangle region alone. According to the latest data from the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the state’s unemployment rate hovered around 5% in April, reflecting only a slight drop from the previous month. Still, that figure is 8.5 percentage opoin...

Feb 4, 2021 Please note: This event has been cancelled. On Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. Flagler College Forum on Government and Public Policy will present a virtual lecture delivered by Senior Director of The Center for the Future of Aging at the Milken Institute Nora Super. She will present, “Brave New World: Trends that are changing the politics of aging.” This event is free and open to the public virtually. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED WITH AN UNKNOWN RESCHEDULE DATE. Please visit here to join th...

WRAL TechWire keeps tabs on the latest and greatest meetups, panels, workshops, conferences, application deadlines and all things happening in the North Carolina startup/tech world. “The Headliners” is a multi-part weekly roundup of upcoming events to add to your calendar. Following is a list of January events in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and the greater Triangle area. To find out what’s happening this month in cities outside of the Triangle, check out part two of the “Headliners” ...

Best of 2020: Minority businesses: Wounded by COVID, but key to inclusive revival This story was originally published on December 7, 2020. Tia Woods had been the coordinator of a dance program. It closed but left her with space in East Hartford. She had a business idea: Woods, who is Black, knew many minority artisans needed space to show and sell their products. So in February 2019, she created what she called a “modern consignment boutique” called “ITS the Room,” a kind of mini-mall w...