Bridgeway Capital has made $4.3 million of loans to Warren and Youngstown businesses and nonprofits.
Valley Economic Development Partners received a two-year grant to support its Growbiz revolving loan fund.
Since inception, the loan fund has provided $5.2 million in flexible, low-interest small business loans and assisted in the creation of 173 Valley jobs.
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Tom’s, the social enterprise popular for its shoes, has released a pair of shoes and a pair of shades to benefit Make It Right, a nonprofit founded by Brad Pitt in 2007 that builds affordable, green homes, buildings and communities for underserved and low-income populations.