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    Black Businesses Want No-Bid Contracts From Will County Government Too

    Black Businesses Want No-Bid Contracts From Will County Government Too

    "I know the Chairman doesn't like no-bid contracts, but we do," said Dr. Cornel Darden Jr. "I have a few Chamber members that would love a no-bid cont…
    Silence DoGood May 26, 2023
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    Self Proclaimed Dumbest Person in the Room Stephanie Trussell Attacks Illinois Black GOP for the CTU and Speaks Out Against Affirmative Action

    Self Proclaimed Dumbest Person in the Room Stephanie Trussell Attacks Illinois Black GOP for the CTU and Speaks Out Against Affirmative Action

    "That's just me, I don't know Everything. I know I'm the dumbest person in the room," said Stephanie Trussell. #StephanieTrussell
    Silence DoGood May 24, 2023
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    Southland Black Chamber of Commerce Board Member David Lockman Testifies at Illinois Senate Executive Committee in Favor of Southland Airport (Springfield, IL) — A bill calling for movement on the proposed South Suburban Airport moved forward yesterday after a Senate Executive Committee hearing. The bill, HB 2531, is sponsored in the House by State Rep. Will Davis and co-sponsored by State Rep. Debbie Meyers-Martin and State Rep. Nicholas K. Smith. The Bill is sponsored in the Senate by Senator Napoleon Harris. The bill amends the Public-Private Agreements for the South Suburban Airport Act. It defines cargo-oriented development as the development of places that are both multimodal nodes of freight transportation and centers of employment in logistics and manufacturing businesses and provides that the Department of Transportation shall (instead of may) establish a process for prequalification of offerors. The act also requires the Department to commence the prequalification process within 6 months after the effective date of the amendatory Act and makes changes to legislative findings. David Lockman, a board member of the Southland Black Chamber of Commerce and Industry, testified at the Senate Executive Committee yesterday in Springfield in favor of the Southland Airport. Lockman is the President/CEO of Akil-Abree Consulting, an IT architecture and energy consulting firm. Mr. Lockman represented the Southland Black Chamber of Commerce and Industry in his advocacy for the Southland Airport.  There were 485 proponents of the bill and 742 opponents.  “An airport like this will be a driving mechanism for the economy and will also be in close proximity to the largest inland port in the world, located 10 miles away in Joliet,” said David Lockman. “We’ve been a service country for a long time. We need to get back to being an export company. The environment is different now. You have the infrastructure package, you bring in the backbone of the internet along I-57 and down I-94, the interest has increased because the federal government has stepped up,” stated Lockman. Mr. David Lockman was questioned by Senator Murphy. “Have you had an opportunity to speak with any of the cargo operators that currently utilize O’Hare, Midway, and Rockford?” said Senator Murphy. “Those cargo carriers have to have a reason to carry, and when we start talking about bringing manufacturing back and data centers and facilities like that, that created other opportunities for the private sector to function and do business around there that need that type of carrier,” Lockman replied. The Bill has now been placed on the calendar for a Second Reading on May 2nd. Southland Black Chamber of Commerce Board Member David Lockman Testifies at Illinois Senate Executive Committee in Favor of Southland Airport

    Southland Black Chamber of Commerce Board Member David Lockman Testifies at Illinois Senate Executive Committee in Favor of Southland Airport

    “An airport like this will be a driving mechanism for the economy and will also be in close proximity to the largest inland port in the world, locat…
    Silence DoGood April 27, 2023
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    Mayor Alsberry Welcomes Calumet Country Club to the Village of Hazel Crest

    Mayor Alsberry Welcomes Calumet Country Club to the Village of Hazel Crest

    “We have been working hard to revitalize the village and this opportunity will allow for further investments in our community.” #calumetcountryclu…
    Silence DoGood February 18, 2023
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    OpEd: Why We Should Oppose Bills Like the American Innovation and Choice Online Act

    OpEd: Why We Should Oppose Bills Like the American Innovation and Choice Online Act

    Any prohibition on services promoting their own tools could hinder these valuable services and make it harder for customer to patronize Black-owned bu…
    Cornel Darden Jr. August 31, 2022
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    Does Country Club Hills Play Favorites When it Comes to Business Licenses?

    Does Country Club Hills Play Favorites When it Comes to Business Licenses?

    Davis said he would not have poured as much money into the project as he did if he had known that Mayor James Ford has the final say in which business…
    Jim Perez January 10, 2022
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    Chamber of Commerce Update: Dr. Cornel Darden Jr. on the Economic Impact of Lost Digital Information in the Chicago Southland

    Chamber of Commerce Update: Dr. Cornel Darden Jr. on the Economic Impact of Lost Digital Information in the Chicago Southland

    The economic impact of certain information loss when it comes to businesses and government bodies can be analyzed in terms of legal issues, search tra…
    Cornel Darden Jr. November 15, 2021
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    Congressman Rush Celebrates at Ribbon Cutting Celebration for Local Business

    Congressman Rush Celebrates at Ribbon Cutting Celebration for Local Business

    “I am overjoyed to be here with everyone and to welcome this distinguished owner, especially now in these coronavirus times it is great where we are…
    Ernst Lamothe November 10, 2021
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    Chamber of Commerce Economic Update Dr Cornel Darden Jr on the Housing Market in the Southland

    Chamber of Commerce Economic Update: Dr. Cornel Darden Jr. on the Housing Market in the Southland

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    Chamber of Commerce Economic Update: Dr Cornel Darden Jr. on the Housing Market in the Southland (Robbins, IL) – The economic fabric of the Chicago Southland…

    Cornel Darden Jr. October 24, 2021
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    Mr. Jefferson Finance Committee Chairman

    Marcus Jefferson Finance Committee Chairman for the Southland Black Chamber of Commerce Goes to D.C. to Advocate for Businesses in the Southland and Across the Country

    Mr. Jefferson, Finance Committee Chairman for the Southland Black Chamber of Commerce & Industry goes to Washington D.C. to advocate for businesses in…
    Silence DoGood August 12, 2021
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