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Pratt Center Launches New Fellowship Program

News last updated May 28, 2013

The Pratt Center for Community Development is pleased to announce the launch of the Taconic Fellowship Program and to invite applications from faculty, staff, and students. The new Fellowship was made possible by a grant from the Taconic Foundation and provides financial awards in support of field work that advances the Pratt Center’s goals of sustainability and equity in community development and responds to the evolving needs of a changing society.

The goals of the Fellowship are to expose more disciplines to community development work and to support Pratt Institute’s commitment to collaboration, inter-disciplinary projects, and service learning opportunities.

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Urban Manufacturing Alliance - Policy Brief: Industrial Revenue Bond Program

Issue Brief last updated April 23, 2013

This Urban Manufacturing Alliance policy brief takes an in-depth look at the Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) Program,
a federal financing tool designed to provide qualified manufacturing projects with access to tax-exempt debt. Because of restrictive
and somewhat outdated program requirements, there are few manufacturers eligible to finance their projects
as this tool was originally intended. In particular, the program seems ill suited to the financing needs of the growing

uma_irb_policy_brief_final.pdf

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Manufacturing Opportunities Analysis in Cypress Hills/East New York

Report last updated April 17, 2013

cover of Cypress Hills/East New York Manufacturing Opportunity Analysis

Housing alone does not a neighborhood make. Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) takes a grass-roots approach to community development to engage locals in a dialogue that turns residents into citizen planners and planning professionals into community advocates.  What results is a comprehensive and innovative approach to community development that is grounded in neighborhood need and existing assets, weaving together sustainability, public well-being, job creation, healthy affordable housing, and neighborhood greening --all linked to a strong implementation framework.

chldc_moa_final_report.pdf

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Pratt Center Helps Local Manufacturer Secure Sizable Contracts

News last updated April 16, 2013

 

In the spring of 2012, Pratt Center’s Made In NYC initiative released a company profile of Carry Hot, a thermal delivery bag manufacturer based in NYC. The company profile brought attention to Carry Hot’s innovative products, and helped the Manhattan-based company win a sizable contract with the New York City Department of Education. And they are very close to winning several other contracts with other U.S. cities. We’re pleased to report that these new contracts will create over a dozen quality manufacturing jobs for New Yorkers. At the same time, Carry Hot’s thermal delivery bags will now keep more public school lunches hot and fresh. The Pratt Center is proud to support local manufacturers like Carry Hot through our Made In NYC initiative. The original company profile is below. 

Carry Hot •  511 West 33rd Street  New York, NY 10001 •  www.carryhot. com

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