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Best of 2020: Minority businesses: Wounded by COVID, but key to inclusive revival

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 where minority entrepreneurs, crafters and artists could set up shop. After a year, things looked promising. She had as many as 18 vendors, and people were coming in the door.

American Eagle Financial Credit Union Donates $3,000 to Diaper Banks

American Eagle Financial Credit Union Donates $3,000 to Diaper Banks 594 EAST HARTFORD, Conn. In the spirit of the holidays and to reinforce its long-term commitment to assisting families in need, American Eagle Financial Credit Union awarded $3,000 in grants from its donor-advised fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving to three nonprofit diaper banks in Connecticut and Western Mass. Square One Diaper Bank in Springfield, the Diaper Bank of Connecticut, and Gentle Love Diaper Pantry, a youth-led nonprofit organization at Manchester (Conn.) High School, each received $1,000 to purchase and distribute diapers to needy families in their respective communities this holiday season.

Francisco L Borges

About Francisco L. Borges was elected chair of Knight Foundation’s board of trustees in 2019. He joined the board in 2011. He is chairman and managing partner of Landmark Partners, an institutional alternative investment firm, specializing in private equity and real estate secondary market acquisitions. Prior to joining Landmark, Borges served as managing director of Financial Guaranty Insurance Company. Borges was twice elected Connecticut state treasurer and also served as deputy mayor of the city of Hartford and legal counsel for The Travelers Insurance Company. Borges is chairman of the board of directors of Assured Guaranty Ltd., and is a member of the board of directors of Jefferies Financial Group. In addition, he serves on the board of directors of Selected/Clipper Funds and is a member of the board of trustees for the Millbrook School. He is a former member of the board of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; the Connecticut Public Broadcastin

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