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  Brooklyn's Progress Online (June '04) Previous Issues  
3rd Edge Communications Gets Gold Medal
Jersey City-based creative services agency, 3rd Edge Communications, Inc., recently garnered four design awards... ...

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Art4Now Unlocks Kid Creativity
Art4Now, a new Brooklyn nonprofit aimed at bringing arts to students, will begin its first summer session July 5 in Ft. Greene. ...

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Brooklyn Chamber Announces Winners of 2004 Building Brooklyn Awards
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce today announced the nine winners of the 2004 Building Brooklyn Awards. ...

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Brooklyn Chamber Presents Business Agenda in Washington, D.C.
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce joined with other chambers from across the state on June 8 and 9 for the Chamber Alliance of New York State’s “New York Day in Washington...” ...

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Brooklyn Chamber Welcomes New Staff and Summer Interns
Several fresh new faces have recently joined the staff at the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce – Roy Monty, Shelia Smith-Parkinson, Connor Lacefield and Kirsten Lipinsky. ...

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Brooklyn Goes Global Pavilion
BGG Joins Forces with Brooklyn’s Top Food Producers at the 50th Summer International Fancy Food & Confections Show. ...

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Brooklyn HealthWorks Prescription for Coverage
In conjunction with Cover the Uninsured Week, representatives of Brooklyn HealthWorks, an affordable health insurance plan now available to small businesses in northern Brooklyn, discussed the plan’s features and benefits with business owners on May 12... ...

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Brooklyn Looks Out Upon Global Trade Markets
Brooklyn Goes Global (BGG) partnered with 24 other organizations as part of the World Trade Week Annual Conference for 2004. ...

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Business.gov Debuts on the Worldwide Web
The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the launch of a Web site that will serve as the business gateway for U.S. businesses to connect with federal agencies... ...

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Chamber Chief's Testimony on Tunnel Project
Thank you very much for the opportunity to provide a statement today on the DEIS for the Cross Harbor Rail Freight Tunnel. I am Kenneth Adams, President of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and a Co-Chair of Move NY. ...

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Chamber Members Urged to Get Involved
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Seminar Committee (SBSC), co-chaired by Susan Doban, Susan Doban Architects, is inviting Chamber Members to get involved as presenters and show their expertise to fellow Chamber Members. ...

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Chamber VP Testifies Before Congressional Small Biz Committee
On June 2, Randolph Peers, the Brooklyn Chamber’s Vice President for Economic Development, was among a small group invited to testify at a hearing before the Congressional Committee on Small Business in Washington, D.C. ...

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Convenience in a Cashless Society: Debit Cards are Making Their Mark
The checkbook, and even cash, may very well be a thing of the past. ...

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Curves' 30 Minute Fitness Workout for Brookyn Women
Waco-based Curves International, Inc., the world’s largest fitness center franchise, announced on May 25 the opening of its newest Curves location in Remsen Village – Brooklyn, NY. ...

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Federal Regulations Strangling Small Businesses
Congresswoman Velázquez highlights need to relieve regulatory burden on small businesses. ...

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Foodies Bite Into Saving Strategies
A distinguished panel of Brooklyn executives participated in the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s Brooklyn Goes Global (BGG) Success, Savings and Strategies seminar For Food Manufacturers Only (FMO) at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. ...

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Forum Focuses on Legal Issues for Small Businesses
The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Seminar Committee (SBSC) presents the forum Chamber Members have been asking for... ...

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In Memoriam
Daniel Maynard, 43, public information officer for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, died May 19 after a brief illness. ...

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KeySpan Hosts Small Business Information Day
On April 27 New York City's Division of Economic and Financial Opportunity (DEFO) held it's first "Small Business Information Day" at KeySpan... ...

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Liberty Heights Tap Room Hosts May BAH
On May 25, more than 85 Brooklyn Chamber Members and friends headed to Red Hook, to sample Liberty Heights Tap beer and brick oven pizza at the Chamber's monthly Business After Hours (BAH). ...

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MONY Group Executive Shines at LAMP Conference
Kenneth Jones, Managing Director of The MONY Group's Tri-State Career Development Agency, took part in the annual LAMP conference at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, La., hosted by GAMA International. ...

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Nabe Looks to Unify and Promote New Growth
Neighborhood development comes in many forms, from dazzling hype, to staid efforts like increased school funding, affordable housing, and a decent job market. ...

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New Brooklyn Workforce1 Career Center Opens Its Doors
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Small Business Services Commissioner Robert W. Walsh launch major employment initiative to fill 800 jobs at Atlantic Terminal Development. ...

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New ibrooklyn Section Highlights Development in the Borough
In response to the numerous exciting development projects in the borough, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce has launched a new section in the “About Brooklyn” area of its Web site, ibrooklyn.com, called “Brooklyn’s Development.” ...

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Rail Freight Tunnel Seen as Gridlock Buster
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) cites benefits to traffic flow and air quality... ...

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Signature Award for Museum Prez
Brooklyn Children's Museum President Carol Enseki was recently honored with a prestigious Signature Award... ...

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Teaching CEO's How to Achieve Greater Growth
Growth is an issue on the minds of all Brooklyn CEOs. Whether it’s working to grow faster, or managing the challenges that arise from growing too quickly, most CEOs spend their days and nights focusing on how to grow revenues and profits. ...

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Via Viente - Fountain of Youth
Sherry Swan, independent distributor for Via Viente, a wellness company with an anti-aging product, recently joined the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. ...

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Photo Galleries
June 2004 Business After Hours
Chamber Members head to Park Slope and the Prospect Park YMCA’s rooftop! ...

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