Appetite for Equity
Black-owned restaurants rely on community support to endure the pandemic and racial inequity
The community has begun to increase its support of Black-owned restaurants financially due to the heightened awareness of the inequities Black businesses face.
Two Million in Five Years
National and local initiatives to increase the rate of Black homeownership aim to narrow the wealth gap
The rate of Black homeownership in the United States is the lowest among all racial groups. Local real estate agents are working with a national organization to help close the gap.
Status Check: Sacramento County Airport System
Sacramento County Airport System uses $49.9 million in CARES Act funding to offset traffic decline from COVID-19
The pandemic has upended normal operations for the four airports, but stakeholders see reasons for optimism.
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Construction Industry Passion and Experience
Kitchell CEM
In June 2020, Kitchell CEM welcomed Wendy Cohen to her new position as company president. Cohen guides the firm with 26 years of experience in the construction industry, including seven years with Kitchell. Throughout her career, she’s worked on all sides of the construction industry, including general contractor, owner and consultant.
Building for the Ages
The construction industry needs to overcome a labor shortage, generational shift and new challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating both stubborn challenges and surprising opportunities for the construction industry.
Status Check: Sacramento’s Lavender Courtyard
The city’s first affordable housing project for LGBTQ older adults should break ground later this year
The vacant lot at 16th and F streets in Sacramento — the future site of Lavender Courtyard, the city’s first LGBTQ-friendly affordable housing for older adults — is still empty, but it won’t be for long.
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Return to Workplace – Crisis to Calm
Spencer Building Maintenance
Spencer Building Maintenance has been at the forefront in cleaning and disinfecting facilities since the SARS and H1N1 virus outbreaks and is continuing through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Status Check: Residential Boom on Broadway
The conversion of former Tower Records, Books and Video site is one of several current housing projects in Sacramento’s Broadway corridor
For decades, Tower Records, Tower Books and Tower Videos defined the southeastern corner of 16th Street and Broadway in Sacramento. In their place could come a 53-unit apartment building — part of the next wave of development for Broadway.
Higher Calling
Architects and colleges collaborate to create holistic, functional and artistic spaces to meet the shifting needs of today’s students
These six Capital Region higher-education projects, completed in the last decade, offer inspired and intentional learning spaces.
Higher Calling: From Abstract to Reality
Team of three students contributed to Cosumnes River College’s Winn Center
In 2009, CRC partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council’s Sacramento chapter to participate in the Natural Talent Design Competition. Entrants were required to design a 36,000-square-foot building known as the Winn Center.