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VGR fosters regional prosperity through business growth, powerful partnerships and delivering innovative resources to its communities.
Welcome to Invest Newark: Newark`s Economic Development Catalyst Invest Newark (Formerly The Newark Community Economic Development Corporation - Newark CEDC) is the primary economic development catalyst for Newark, New Jersey, was organized to retain, attract and grow businesses, enhance small and minority business capacity, and spur real estate development within the city. Invest Newark initiates and executes economic development activities to produce and sustain economic growth, generate jobs and create wealth for the citizens of Newark. Our major functions include: Business Attraction and Retention – We work with companies interested in expanding or relocating in Newark and guide them every step of the way. We introduce business enterprises to the City, its market and its assets. We assist companies with their location decisions including analysis of demographics, economic indicators, workforce information, available buildings and sites and other information relevant to business location decisions. Real Estate – Invest Newark helps both developers and businesses tap into Newark`s vast development opportunities by assisting with a wide range of services, including site selection, permitting and approvals and gap financing. Business Development and Entrepreneurship– No business is too small for us to help, whether it`s through a loan from our Grow Newark Fund or our Bond Assistance Program for construction industry firms that provides working capital loans, direct bonding assistance and technical assistance. We are deeply committed to helping minority- and women-owned businesses thrive in Newark.
Lyn-CAG is an anti-poverty agency providing emergency assistance, training, and education to help low-income clients to become self-sufficient. Lyn-CAG employs 106 people and operates 20 programs. Its operating budget for 2001 was $6 million.
UMFS is a nonprofit agency that provides a comprehensive array of programs to meet the needs of high-risk children and parents to enable them to overcome challenging circumstances and succeed. A national leader in helping children, we also proactively identify unmet social service needs throughout Virginia and develop appropriate partnerships to address them.
Pacifica Institute is a Sacramento, CA-based company in the Non-profit sector.