by Bobby Forcellina | Sep 29, 2026 | Climate Resilience, Uncategorized
Brenda Sanchez grew up watching her grandfather build. He was a rough carpenter who worked across Southern California in the 1960s and ‘70s, often in communities where, as she put it, people like them weren’t welcomed. He went on to buy property and build for himself....
by Eric Wong | Sep 1, 2026 | Climate Resilience, Uncategorized
By Tunua Thrash-Ntuk I recently traveled to Syracuse, NY, and Baltimore, MD to meet with economic development leaders and introduce The Center’s Contractors Accelerator for Climate Resilience. We’re looking at how the program can support contractors in markets where...
by Eric Wong | Sep 1, 2026 | Climate Resilience, Uncategorized
Three Main Street Goes Green Accelerator graduates share how they’re building stronger businesses. For a small business, resilience can mean lowering operating costs, preparing for an emergency, investing in a physical space, or having the right people to turn to when...
by Eric Wong | Jul 28, 2026 | Climate Resilience, Uncategorized
After watching family members manage diabetes and celiac disease, Keshia Mills saw how difficult it was to find sweets they could safely enjoy. Many products marketed as sugar-free still used ingredients that her family preferred to avoid. So she decided to make her...
by Eric Wong | Jul 1, 2025 | Climate Resilience
Cesar Rodriguez and his wife, who sell quinceañera dresses at their San Fernando-based shop Analia’s Boutique, meet with members of the non-profit group The Center by Lendistry. (Photo by Scott Pitts) – Original source from Next City – Story by Corinne...
by Eric Wong | May 27, 2025 | Climate Resilience
Original source from Newswire New program offers sustainable solutions for California’s small businesses, contractors, and communities LOS ANGELES, May 27, 2025 (Newswire.com) – The Center by Lendistry today announced the launch of Main Street Goes Green,...
