Business & Innovation

Women-Made Date-Sweetened Coffee Drink Wins $20,000 Brooklyn Library Business Prize

New coffee drink Bandida took home the top prize in Brooklyn Public Librarys annual PowerUP! competition

Dec 16, 2020 4:14 PM Read more >

'Way Past Due:' Brooklyn Reacts to Historic Marijuana Vote in House of Representatives

The act would expunge federal marijuana convictions and look to make sure marijuana licenses were fairly distributed

Dec 14, 2020 6:24 PM Read more >

Startups Find Sustainable Solutions to Some of NYCs Most Pressing Problems

Three startups have spent the year working out of Brooklyn's Navy Yard as cohorts of the Circular City Studio program, tackling the city's sustainability issues.

Dec 10, 2020 4:27 PM Read more >

A Diversity Problem: Minority and Women-Owned Businesses Make No Progress in City Contracting

Annual report shows the majority of city agencies stagnated or declined in awarding contracts to M/WBEs

Dec 2, 2020 12:30 PM Read more >

Barclays Center Parent Company BSE Global Announces New Executive Hires

The new hires include a chief people officer, chief financial officer and general manager of Barclays Center and more.

Nov 30, 2020 2:34 PM Read more >

East New York to Get Two Amazon Delivery Stations Next Year

The online retail giant announced plans to build a second delivery station in the neighborhood that would create hundreds of jobs

Nov 19, 2020 12:52 PM Read more >

Brooklyn-Based Etsy Pulls Sexy Ganesh Underwear After Hindu Protest

The e-commerce giant removed the Ganesh printed underwear from its site after facing backlash from the Hindu community over inappropriateness

Nov 10, 2020 2:38 PM Read more >

In NYC, Education Remains Paramount in Reducing Economic-Racial Gap, Experts Say

The second in a 3-part series that examines the huge gaps in employment levels and wages between Black and white New Yorkers doing the same job

Sep 2, 2020 5:57 PM Read more >

New Report Shows Enormous Wage Gaps Between Black and White Workers in Same Role, Across Sectors

A new Center for an Urban Future report underscores huge gaps in employment levels and wages between Black and white New Yorkers

Aug 28, 2020 4:00 PM Read more >

Flatbush Nostrand BID Director Named to Regional Economic Development Board

Brooklyns Kenneth Mbonu will bring a long history and experience in economic development and community work to the table

Aug 19, 2020 8:05 PM Read more >