In 2007, Shelly Kirk was a single mother struggling to make ends meet. She was making minimum wage at a convenience store trying to support her three children. She tried working at fast food restaurants, and then she was a medical assistant. But those jobs weren’t cutting it.
Rochester, N.Y. Mayor Malik D. Evans announced the receipt of a $100,000 grant from KeyBank to support the City’s Office of Financial Empowerment’s FEC (“Financial Empowerment Center”) program. The funding will allow the FEC to expand its efforts to promote homeownership.
Dynita McCaskill, known to her friends and family as Lady Dy, is one of the few female operators at the Detroit refinery. She says it’s a great career for anyone who loves learning and being busy.
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS), a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), is now operating its largest solar power plant ever – the 250-megawatt (MW) Pisgah Ridge Solar project in Navarro County, Texas.
March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD), which started with the first IWD gathering in 1911 and continues to this day in “celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.”
Hygiene and health company Essity has made another breakthrough on its journey to net-zero emissions by 2050. In a recently concluded pilot, Essity became the first company in the industry to produce tissue in a CO2 emission-free production process using renewable hydrogen.
During its Inspiring Conversations audio series, Truist Foundation President Lynette Bell sits down with various partners of the foundation so they can share the amazing work their organizations are doing to make a difference in their respective communities.
The Denver Public Schools STEAM Department is excited to announce the launch of a new initiative with Discovery Education which will help educators district wide provide K-12 students with innovative and engaging multilingual learning experiences and resources.
