From Mayor Karl Dean’s office
A new report released this month by Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) and the Fiscal Policy Institute shows that immigrants in Nashville play an outsize role in Main Street businesses—grocery stores, restaurants, clothing stores and other enterprises that are key to neighborhood growth and vitality.
The report took an in-depth look at immigrant small business ownership, economic growth and neighborhood revitalization in Nashville, and it concluded that immigrants here have helped transform neighborhoods and supported the economic revitalization enjoyed by the city as a whole.
[shared from the Office of Mayor Karl Dean]
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Highlights of President Obama’s Visit to Casa Azafrán
Ready for Relief: Preparing for Immigration Action
Partnership Spotlight: Mesa Komal at the Belcourt
New Study Shows that Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Nashville Create Jobs
Pop-up Valentine’s Day Restaurant with Mesa Komal Chef Karla Ruiz
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