IT WAS A WONDERFUL YEAR FOR THE FWMBCC Last year was an event-filled 12 months for the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce. Here’s a look back at the year that was. JANUARY BUSINESSMAN DARRYL BREWER COMES ON BOARD AS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER FOR FWMBCC TEXAS LAND COMMISSIONER GEORGE P. BUSH DROPS BY CHAMBER…
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The FWMBCC would like to share an important and time-sensitive opportunity that needs to be on every small business’s radar in Tarrant County. We do not want our Chamber Members to miss out on this grant funding! Tarrant County has developed a Small Business Workforce Recovery Grant Program which will distribute $25 million of the…
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CITY OF FORT WORTH REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATIONS FORT WORTH CONVENTION CENTER ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES The City of Fort Worth invites the submission of Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified firms interested in providing Architectural and Engineering services in connection with the expansion of the Fort Worth Convention Center. The Fort Worth…
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FORT WORTH NATIVE CHOSEN TO LEAD METROPOLITAN BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The board of directors of the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce (FWMBCC) has chosen businesswoman Michelle Green-Ford to be the organization’s new president and chief executive officer. She succeeds the late Devoyd “Dee” Jennings, longtime Chamber executive who died last July. In…
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For the 15 high school students who attended the 29th Annual Film Institute of the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce, they came away saying “Coke Is The Real Thing.” This year’s Institute, held last month at the Forest Hill Convention Center, featured a major surprise for the young participants. Ish Arebalos, director of…
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The City of Fort Worth, which provided $6.2 million in stimulus funds to 842 businesses this summer, has authorized a second round of funding (up to $9 million) under the CARES Act. Funding criteria was expanded to include nonprofit organizations, in addition to smaller for-profit businesses and self-employed individuals/independent contractors. Deadline for applying was Oct.…
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Heads of the three major chambers of commerce and Visit Fort Worth issued statements this month in reaction to the major national crises: the coronavirus and the everlasting virus of racism. FWMBCC President and CEO Devoid Jennings, as is his nature, focused his statement on economic development, particularly talking about three “immediate actionable items”:…
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Subscribe to our new channel! We are excited to announce that we have launched our FWMBCC Media Youtube Channel. On this channel, we have uploaded our weekly webinars for you all to go back and watch! We will also be including the live recordings from our monthly ‘Chamber Day’ at MLCC, Minority Leadership Citizens…
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AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the State of Texas will pause any further phases to open Texas as the state responds to the recent increase in positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Businesses that are permitted to open under the previous phases can continue to operate at the designated occupancy levels and under…
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Fort Worth recently received approximately $158 million in funding from the CARES Act, and is partnering with the United Way of Tarrant County to distribute $10 million of those funds to Fort Worth businesses through the Preserve the Fort grant program. Of this $10 million, $5 million will go towards supporting businesses across Fort Worth.…
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