Hosted by the Fayetteville Economic & Community Development Department and Fayetteville Cumberland County Economic Development Corporation, the luncheon was an intimate event convening a group of local developers, business leaders, bankers, state senators and the Mayor and City Manager of Fayetteville. Davis served as keynote speaker, discussing the impact Opportunity... Read More →
This convening of North Carolina mayors, city managers, members of city councils and city staff featured Davis on a panel with Napoleon Wallace, Deputy Secretary of North Carolina Department of Commerce. Moderated by Mayor Mitch Colvin (Fayetteville, NC), the panel gave Davis a space to speak to how Opportunity Zones... Read More →
Led up by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Department of Economic Development, the Opportunity Fund Stakeholder Meeting convened county and city officials, investors, developers and others interested in Opportunity Zones in Georgia. Davis was invited to speak on the Investors: Who Are They and How Can You... Read More →
Davis was invited to speak as part of the Getting in the Zones…. Opportunity Zones session, where he broke down the fundamentals of how an Opportunity Zone is defined and identified as well as their guidelines for use. Also featured during this session were Marysol McGee, Senior Analyst for the... Read More →
In today’s society, women-owned businesses reinforce the fabric of the U.S. economy, accounting for approximately 40% of all small businesses. According to the 2016 State of Women-Owned Businesses report, 8 out of every 10 businesses started since 2007 were launched by women of color. African American entrepreneurs make up the fastest-growing group... Read More →
If you were asked to guess which college football coach makes the most money, who would you say? Perhaps you would guess Nick Sabin or Urban Meyer. In August of 2016, University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh became the highest paid college football coach in the country. His... Read More →