{"59046":{"#nid":"59046","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Boston at DC Black Enterprise Economic Forum","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Economics Professor Thomas D. Boston was a key presenter during the Black Enterprise Economic Forum held at The Liaison Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. January 28th.  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe invitation only conference 20\/20 Vision: A Look Ahead At Black America In The Next Economic Boom brought together politicians, economists, policy makers, financial and corporate leadership, entrepreneurs, and other experts to discuss issues \u0022vital to the future of African Americans and the nation as a whole\u0022  and inform development of a series of policy recommendations to the Obama administration and business, non-profit, and civic organizations. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EU.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis attended the conference\u0027s opening reception.  U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk and Commerce Department Chief of Staff Rick C. Wade opened the conference with a message from the Obama administration.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conference focused on job and education workforce readiness, small business and innovation, and wealth building and financial reform.  Presentations included sessions with Melody Barnes, the White House Director of Domestic Policy Council; Jared Bernstein, Deputy Assistant to the President on Economic Policy and Chief Economic Advisor for the Vice President; Bernard Anderson of the Black Enterprise Board of Economists; Michael Lomax, President \u0026amp; CEO of the United Negro College Fund; Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia; David Hinson, National Director, Minority Business Development Agency; Bill Mays, Chairman \u0026amp; CEO of Mays Chemical Company; Rosalind Brewer, President, Southeast Operations for Walmart; and leadership of the Black Enterprise multimedia company.  Boston, who is CEO of EuQuant presented during the roundtable session on small business and innovation.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Economics Professor Thomas D. Boston was a key presenter during the Black Enterprise Economic Forum held at The Liaison Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. January 28th.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Forum Formulates Recommendations to White House"}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2010-02-12 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:50","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-02-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"59047":{"id":"59047","type":"image","title":"tbh87057.jpg","body":null,"created":"1449176211","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:56:51","changed":"1475894515","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:55","alt":"","file":{"fid":"190826","name":"tbh87057.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tbh87057_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tbh87057_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":42429,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tbh87057_0.jpg?itok=-XAFUQaq"}}},"media_ids":["59047"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/","title":"School of Economics"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4157","name":"african american"},{"id":"10002","name":"black enterprise"},{"id":"602","name":"economics"},{"id":"7113","name":"entrepreneurs"},{"id":"1406","name":"minority"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERebecca Keane\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=rkeane3\u0022\u003EContact Rebecca Keane\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-1720\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}