Bank Independent’s Post

Throughout South Carolina, we’ve been building upon a track record of economic development success for several decades. While that momentum has continued to push us onward and upward, the South Carolina Department of Commerce recognizes that no one — no company, nor industry — is immune from the technological advancements happening throughout all business sectors.     With a nod to our heritage, an eye toward the future and a spirit of embracing innovation, S.C. Commerce today unveiled our new agency brand and tagline, Launch to Legacy. Ultimately, we want businesses to know that Launch to Legacy reinforces the fact that you can start, thrive, expand and build a legacy right here — and S.C. Commerce will be there to support you, every step of the way.    The rebranding process has taken over a year and involved many of our key partners and stakeholders to ensure representation across as many industry verticals as possible. It’s been a thoughtful and deliberate process, uncovering and focusing on some of South Carolina’s greatest attributes. We’re proud of the result, and we’re excited for what the future of economic development holds throughout our state!    Learn more about #LaunchToLegacy, including what it means according to a few South Carolina CEOs, in their own words: https://lnkd.in/ebmuS-vJ 

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Funding should go to those who are entrepreneurial. This is a good example. These are examples of ways we can begin to achieve equity.

Before she passed away in 2019, Gloria Vanderbilt, heiress to the Vanderbilt fortune that was created by her great-great-grandfather, railroad and shipping tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt, made it clear to her three children that they should not expect a trust fund from her. Here's a real life estate planning example we can learn from: https://buff.ly/3ydPFKz

Congratulations to Scott Ford EVP President, U.S. Bank Wealth Management with our team in wealth management at U.S. Bank. In reference to black wealth, my cotrustee Robert F. Smith publishes he’s now a billionare seeming that he has decided to accept an opportunity to join me personally as one of the wealthiest Americans. However, he’s not presented me with a timeline for providing closure documenting how I’ve helped him accomplish such things with him due diligently finding deals in private equity for our enterprise software businesses at Vista Equity Partners. From the begiinning, I was the wealthiest individual in America with Warren Buffet when I started investing at Terrence Smith Private Wealth & Financial, SP. Now, my portfolio of assets within my U.S. Bank personal wealth trust ledger are being reviewed pending me generating an internal report of the total value of my U.S. Bank personal wealth trust’s collection of assets, that I’m sure has my personal wealth trust has my personal networth now valued in the $ Trillions of dollars. For example: As Trustee, CEO at Terrence Smith Private Wealth & Financial, SP., my sole proprietor business is now a majority owner equity shareholder as an individual investor in the businesses that has created 9 out of the top 10 wealthiest individuals in the world according to Forbes list as of 2024. Forbes Advisor Office of the Comptroller of the Currency John Stern Kira Reoutt Scott Ford Gunjan Kedia

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Vote No On The Proposed New Royal Stadium In Downtown Kansas City I wish to discuss the proposed new Royal Stadium in downtown Kansas City, MO. I relocated here from New York in 1978 and have been a business owner and community leader since then. I owned a candy store at 3027 Prospect, known as the Candy House, before the Lynnwood Shopping Center was established. I ventured into construction and was proud to have one of the top three Black general contracting companies in Kansas City. As a founding board member of the Full Employment Council, I also owned Goodfellas Pizzeria at 3027 Prospect. I’ve coached South Suburban basketball, and Red Bridge baseball, and initiated the Cub Scout system in the Kansas City School District, thanks to my godfather, Carl DiCapo, who served on their board of directors and ran the Italian Gardens restaurant on 11th and Baltimore. However, given my understanding of how this city operates and the projects funded by taxpayers’ money, I cannot support the new stadium or any other downtown project. Over the past 40 years, I have not seen any significant improvement in the Black community despite the millions of dollars poured into projects like 18th and Vine. Our education system is in a poor state, decent housing is virtually non-existent, and outside investors are swooping in like carpetbaggers. When you consider the Chiefs and the Royals, their owners have the financial means. If they want a new stadium, they should fund it themselves. Many of my constituents are struggling to pay their bills and healthcare costs. Only a select few in the Black community benefit when these projects go through. The last debacle with the Royals and the Chiefs stadium should have created ten new Black millionaires through construction contracts, but it didn’t. You have to ask yourself why. I’m more aligned with Malcolm X’s perspective – we’ve been bamboozled. In my view, any Black leadership that supports this ambiguous, insincere conversation that the Kansas City Royals’ owners are having with our community representatives is participating in a farce. I stand with County Executive Frank White – not enough information has been disclosed to warrant asking our community to vote yes on this proposal for a new stadium.

As the PAC profession becomes more professionalized, it is leaders like Kathleen that folks starting out in the PAC arena should look to to learn how to build a successful program and earn a seat at the management table.

Want an investment that brings consistently growing returns? Not only are the Arts essential to the development of our national identity and culture, but $$valuable$$ to the US economy and exports. EVERY dollar invested in the Arts, is returned to the US economy tenfold. AND, the surplus returns from the Arts are growing faster than the US economy.

From worldredeye - "A new nonprofit, the Partnership for Miami, has emerged, spearheaded by influential figures such as Orlando Bravo, Ken Griffin, Jorge Mas, and Tom @garfinkeltom. https://lnkd.in/gHedeqnA The coalition of business, sports, and civic leaders is set to address key challenges in Miami, focusing on areas like housing affordability, public transportation, and education. Their ambitious plan, outlined in the “Miami 2035” report, aims to leverage Miami’s growth as a global hub for business, sports, and the arts. While specific solutions are yet to be proposed, the Partnership promises a long-term strategy to collaborate with various stakeholders, including elected officials and nonprofit organizations. Unlike previous secretive groups, the Partnership emphasizes transparency and public engagement, marking a new era of collective action among Miami’s influential business community.