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$22 Million Financing Package Closes to Support Early Childhood Center in Detroit’s Northwest Neighborhood
Deal represents first New Markets Tax Credit Investment in early childhood in Detroit In a first for Detroit's children, a group of five mission-led financial institutions has closed a package totaling $22 million, including $8 million in New Markets Tax ...
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Mark McDaniel Featured on Bloomberg Television’s The American Dream
The story of Cinnaire and Mark McDaniel will be featured on an episode of The American Dream on The Bloomberg Network, this Saturday, Oct. 10 at 5:30 p.m. The American Dream is a nationally broadcast series hosted by Eric Roberts ...
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Cinnaire Awarded $825,750 in CDFI Fund Community Development Grants
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund has awarded Cinnaire $825,750 in grants through the 2020 round of the CDFI Program. The award will advance Cinnaire’s work bringing capital, development capacity and expertise to communities ...
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Cinnaire Solutions & Allen Neighborhood Center Join Forces to Revitalize Lansing’s Eastside
Allen Place Project Will Provide Mixed-Income Housing and Serve as a Hub for Wide Range of Community Services After more than 21 years of providing food and health related services to Lansing residents, the Allen Neighborhood Center (ANC) is undertaking ...
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Cinnaire Launches First Jumpstart Wilmington Cohort
Mentorship and Training Program Empowers Community Members as Developers to Revitalize Neighborhoods Cinnaire, in partnership with the University of Delaware, has announced the launch of Jumpstart Wilmington, a program designed to hep Wilmington residents become developers of their own neighborhoods ...
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Advancing Communities Podcast – Partners for Rural Transformation: Eliminating Persistent Poverty, Advancing Prosperity and Economic Justice
Cinnaire’s Advancing Communities Podcast brings together our Chief Strategy Officer Jim Peffley with thought leaders, guests, policy makers and others who are making an impact in the community development and affordable housing industries across the country. Our guests share their experiences and ...
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Zina Risk Appointed President, Cinnaire Lending
Cinnaire has announced the promotion of Zina Risk as President, Cinnaire Lending. Zina brings more than 25 years of finance and lending experience to the role, serving most recently as Vice President, Cinnaire Lending. She has played a key role ...
Read More Federal CRA Rule Changes Will Hurt Affordable Housing & Community Investments When They’re Needed Most
Chris Neary Vice President, Policy, Research & Advocacy Our nation is grappling with dual crises that disproportionately affect low-income communities, which have already suffered from decades of neglect and disinvestment. Unfortunately, while our communities struggle, a federal regulator recently moved forward ...
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Cinnaire’s Approach to Navigating a Pandemic
Cinnaire CEO Mark McDaniel recently joined the Michigan Business Network's (MBN) Jeffrey Mosher to talk about Cinnaire's approaching to navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Mark and Jeffrey also discuss Cinnaire's involvement in the Allen Place Project in Lansing, MI, which will ...
Read More Cinnaire Named Cool Place to Work by Crain’s Detroit Business
For the seventh consecutive year, Cinnaire has been named one of Crain’s Detroit Business Cool Places to Work in Michigan. With Michigan offices in Lansing, Detroit, and Grand Rapids, Cinnaire is ranked #82 out of 100 organizations on the 2020 Cool Places ...
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Cinnaire Invests in FinTech Building in Newark, DE
$39 Million Project will Serve as a Hub for Delaware’s Growing Financial Technology Industry A New Markets Tax Credit investment from Cinnaire is supporting the development of a new, 100,000-square-foot building dedicated to financial technologies, commonly called fintech, at the ...
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Cinnaire Announces Funding to Support the Allen Place Project in Lansing, MI
Project Will Generate Investment of $11 Million and Create 14 Full-time Jobs Cinnaire has announced a $300,000 predevelopment loan to support the Allen Place Project, one of four community revitalization projects in Michigan approved by the Michigan Strategic Fund to ...
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Cinnaire Cares Generates $19,400 to Support Mission-Driven Organizations
Staff Funded Program Supports Diverse Organizations throughout Cinnaire's Footprint The Cinnaire Cares charitable giving program is a companywide staff-funded and driven initiative that was created by our employees. Where we live, work and serve, each member of our team is ...
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Cinnaire’s Policy Pulse: Solidarity and Action
Chris Neary Vice President, Policy, Research & Advocacy Cinnaire's Policy Pulse newsletter provides an overview of federal policies that influence our ability to bring resources to communities left out of the economic mainstream. As we continue to reflect on the ...
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Cinnaire Joins Homeownership Alliance
Mission-driven Organizations Join Forces to Advance Affordable Homeownership Opportunities Cinnaire is one of 21 founding members of the Homeownership Alliance, a new initiative that will advocate for more resources and better policies to increase affordable homeownership opportunities for American families. ...
Read More Cinnaire Announces Appointments to MidAtlantic Team
Weeks Named Development Manager; Hodges Named Vice President, Business Funding Cinnaire announced two key appointments in the organization’s MidAtlantic office this week. Azeez Weeks has joined the organization as Development Manager for Cinnaire Solutions, a newly created position to advance Cinnaire’s ...
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Cinnaire Names Executive Vice President, Community Development
Cinnaire has announced the appointment of Katey Forth to Executive Vice President, Community Development for the organization. Katey brings more than 20 years of finance and lending experience to the new role, serving most recently as Cinnaire Lending President. She ...
Read More Cinnaire Recognizes Juneteenth – the Oldest Known U.S. Celebration of End of Slavery – a Company Holiday
Juneteenth - a blending of the words June and nineteenth - is the oldest known U.S. celebration of the end of slavery. It commemorates June 19th, 1865, the day that Union Major General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and ...
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Silver Star Apartments is an 85-unit permanent supportive housing facility, providing veterans a safe, secure, and supportive place to call home. Located in Battle Creek, Michigan, Silver Star is adjacent to the Battle Creek VA Medical Center and serviced in-house by Zero Day. Zero Day offers veterans accredited vocational training, apprenticeship opportunities, supportive services, life skills mentoring, career coaching, and job placement. Cinnaire invested $16.7 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.
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