Google to Finance Affordable Housing in Mountain View
Better known for its investments in green energy or for buying tech startups at a dizzying pace, Google (GOOG) has discovered a new investment opportunity — affordable housing. Google has recently become a significant investor in large, new affordable housing construction projects in Boston, Des Moines, Iowa, and other cities. The Internet giant is now helping to [...]
Read MoreGoogle Announced as 2012 NewME Accelerator Sponsor
An exciting announcement was made at the West Coast pre-screening of Black in America 4 on Friday. The NewMe Accelerator team announced tech giant, Google as their presenting sponsor for 2012. Sponsors played a major part in the 2011 accelerator and will be just as important in the coming year. The partnership with Google means [...]
Read MoreBlack Startups Get Huge Push From New Me Accelerator Program
It was an historic last night in Mountain View, CA as the first annual New Me Accelerator program, designed to motivate African-American technological entrepreneurship, launched on the campuses of Google, Inc. Created by Angela Benton (founder) and Wayne Sutton, NME has been the continuation of Ms. Benton’s commitment to empower and create opportunity for African-Americans in the digital [...]
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