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Little Village Businesses Hang Tough in Tight Economy

* Edited by The Gate NO IMMUNITY TO HARD TIMES, BUT RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES PLAN FOR PROSPEROUS FUTURE For years, the storefronts and small businesses lining West 26th Street have sustained Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood through thick and thin economic times. Residents and shoppers throughout the region are highly drawn to the Mexican commercial strip [...]

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City Plans to Allocate Funds to Support Minority And Women-Owned Businesses

An $11 million settlement between the City and Allied Waste Transportation, Inc. will be used exclusively for the development and improved administration of the City’s Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses (M/WBE) programs and the encouragement of M/WBE participation, announced Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday, Feb. 27. “The settlement funds from Allied Waste will enable us to [...]