Press Releases
AEDC PRESS RELEASES
June 2010: AEDC receives grant from Wells Fargo for IDA program.
June 2010: AEDC receives additional 1.5 million in Headwaters Funds
May 2010: Spotlight on Success
Once again, Spotlight on Success was a rousing great time! Check out our photos.
Thank you to our sponsors:
Arcata Eye
Harbor Lanes
Geiger’s Long Valley Market
Lima's Professional Pharmacy
Nilsen Company
Nor-CAN
North Coast SBDC
Redwood Capital Bank
ReProp Financial
Round Table Pizza
Wing Inflatables
April 2009 : Junior Achievement Comes to Humboldt County.
JA, the worlds largest organization dedicated to educating students about entrepreneurship, workforce readiness and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs is beginning in April in Humboldt County. The pilot project, a partnership between AEDC, Economic Fuel and the North Coast SBDC is starting with two after-school programs: one at Fortuna Middle School and another at McKinleyville Middle School.
The classes are taught by local business leaders who volunteer for the program. We are fortunate to have some great volunteers from our community. Check them out:
McKinleyville Middle School:
Shantaram Jones,
Shantaram Enterprises
Paul Christen
Webcor Builders
Jessica McGuinty
Jessicurl
Tom Tellez
Wallace and Hinz
Fortuna Middle School:
Don Brown
Don Brown State Farm
Lisa Freyrear,
Taylor Made Organizing
Tami Gillam
Tangles Salon
Jeremy Stanfield
Landmark Real Estate
Thank you also to our sponsors!
Hutchin's Market, Arcata
Women's Entrepreneur Institute
August 2008: AEDC Celebrates 30 Years
(Arcata 150th Tab in Times Standard)
May 2008: AEDC Celebrates 30 Years of Risk Taking and Dream Making at Spotlight on Success
April 2008: Participants Graduate from Prosperity IDA Scholarship Program
April 2008: Welch named AEDC Executive Director
March 2008: AEDC Receives $300,000 in SBA Funds
March 2008: AEDC and First 5 to provide resources to childcare providers through loan program
March 2008: AEDC and First 5 create posters demonstrating the economic impact of childcare: Childcare providers as entrepreneurs; Childcare providers as professional educators; Your essential business partner.
Sept. 2007: Business Sense: Government Guaranteed Loans
July 2007: Business owners respond to lessons learned from a lemonade stand
June 2007: Prosperity Scholarship Participants Selected
Photo caption: Sandra Nakashima, owner of Drake’s Glen Creations and participant in the AEDC Prosperity IDA Scholarship program, places chocolate dipped strawberries on a tray in her candy kitchen.
May 2007: Local Businesses Shine at Spotlight on Success
Photo caption: Sarah Brunner, recent Economic Fuel award recipient for her business Wild Chick Farms, talks with a guest at AEDC’s Spotlight on Success on May 10th.
March 2006: Impact Study Shows AEDC Creates Jobs, Generates Millions for Local Economy in 2005
June 2005: Arcata Economic Development Corporation Receives $500,000 in Federal Funds for Small Business Loans
