Friday, March 27, 2009
Fort Worth honored with 2009 Cultural Diversity Award
The City of Fort Worth has been honored by the National League of Cities (NLC) National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO) for its efforts to enhance and celebrate cultural diversity.
The 2009 Cultural Diversity Award — presented earlier this month at the NLC Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. — recognizes the city’s Economic Development Incentive Program and its Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) component.
The incentive program is designed to attract new development projects and diversify the city’s economic base while revitalizing Fort Worth’s Central City, maximizing job opportunities and providing opportunities to small business and those owned by women and minorities.
“As a native of this city, I am extremely proud of how far Fort Worth has come with regard to diversity,” said Kathleen Hicks, mayor pro tem for the City of Fort Worth. “For many years Fort Worth has led the way on M/WBE participation. Other municipalities are now following our lead. This award means so much and I know we will continue to make great strides with regard to MWBE inclusion.”
Fort Worth is the only city that requires a (M/WBE) component as part of its Economic Incentive Program.
The city partners with private developers to create quality development and redevelopment projects, including the Montgomery Plaza, Ella Mae Shamblee Library, Omni Hotel and Sierra Vista residential development in Southeast Fort Worth.
“The city’s economic development incentive program’s inclusion of minority and women enterprise — as well as inner-city residents’ employment — is a testimony that good policy can be inclusive,” said Fort Worth City Councilmember Frank Moss. “It shows that a city is only as strong as all sectors of the community. Economic opportunities for the city of Fort Worth are significant when all sectors of the community share in the benefits of the project.”
The Cultural Diversity Award was established in 1995 by the NLC to promote cultural diversity in community government through resident and community participation. Winning cities are selected from a pool of applicants and grouped by population.
Source: Fort Worth
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