Businesses that want to find out how to be part of HUD projects that are reshaping the City of Benton Harbor are invited to a seminar that will shed light on what it takes.
The seminar, "Section 3, Practices for HUD Funded Projects," will be offered from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 1 at Michigan Works, 499 W. Main St., Benton Harbor. There is no cost to attend but registration is required.
Registration is due Jan. 30.
Guy Stockard, a Section 3 Coordinator for
MSHDA will lead the seminar. Stockard will discuss what Section 3 is and how it applies to locally funded projects such as the NSPII project in Benton Harbor. (NSP II is a federally funded program intended to arrest the decline in residential property values in various targeted communities such as Benton Harbor. Under this program, the city has received funds to acquire residential properties, rehabilitate them and prepare them for ultimate resale and reoccupation.)
Tony Thompson, from the Senior PGA presented by KitchenAid also will speak at the seminar about possible contracting opportunities.
The seminar is sponsored by
Fifth Third Bank and offered in partnership with Cornerstone Alliance, the Local Business Consortium and MSHDA.
The Local Business Consortium is a forum for including local businesses into the
Harbor Shores project planning. The initial membership reflects an emphasis on construction trades, with participation by established general contractors as well as subcontractors. Future plans call to expand the consortium to include local suppliers, retailers and service providers.
Writer: Kathy Jennings, Second Wave
Source: Jamie Nilson-Balkin, Cornerstone Alliance
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