{"155811":{"#nid":"155811","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Economics Professor Testifies in Washington on Small Business Initiatives","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Economics Professor Thomas \u201cDanny\u201d Boston testified Wednesday before the U.S. Senate\u2019s Small Business \u0026amp; Entrepreneurship Committee in Washington. Boston joined leaders from around the nation, including Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, for a roundtable on \u201cClosing the Wealth Gap through the African-American Entrepreneurial System.\u201d It was the second consecutive year he was invited to testify before the committee.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBoston spoke about the need for continued support of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.mbda.gov\/node\/1352\u0022\u003E8(a) Business Development Program\u003C\/a\u003E, an initiative for businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Boston said that businesses participating in the program annually produce 124,000 jobs and $5.5 billion in revenue.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClick \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.senate.gov\/isvp\/?comm=smbiz\u0026amp;type=live\u0026amp;filename=smbiz091912\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E to see the roundtable session.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Economics Professor Thomas \u201cDanny\u201d Boston testified Wednesday before the U.S. Senate\u2019s Small Business \u0026amp; Entrepreneurship Committee in Washington.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27560","created_gmt":"2012-09-20 13:07:11","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:50","author":"Jason Maderer","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-09-20T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-09-20T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"152701":{"id":"152701","type":"image","title":"Dr. Thomas D. Boston","body":null,"created":"1449178848","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:40:48","changed":"1475894787","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:27","alt":"Dr. Thomas D. Boston","file":{"fid":"195223","name":"boston_thomas.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/boston_thomas_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/boston_thomas_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":10896,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/boston_thomas_0.jpeg?itok=YhJKq-DK"}}},"media_ids":["152701"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"155","name":"Congressional Testimony"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39531","name":"Energy and Sustainable Infrastructure"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003EMedia Relations\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-2966\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["maderer@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}