Summer 1998

Individual Development Accounts (IDAs):

Creative Savings Opportunities for Individuals and Families

IDAs make significant savings possible, in a reasonable amount of time, for thousands of low-income individuals and families.

How Financial Institutions Can Invest in IDAs:

Foundation Provides Base of Progress for the Mid South

The Foundation, located in Jackson, Miss., seeks to help the three states of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi share resources and leadership across geographical, political and provincial boundaries.

Communities Unabridged

No More Business-As-Usual: Leveraging Private Investment to
Recreate Neighborhoods

St. Louis-based developer McCormack Baron and Associates shows how it has created economically diverse properties in neglected neighborhoods across the country.

SCORE Can Help Small Business Owners Reach Their Goals

The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) offers free general advice to small business owners in need of assistance.

Spanning The Region

• Delta State University Develops Partnership for Mississippi Delta
• Eubank Joins Memphis Branch
• Indiana Offers Low Interest Rates for First-Time Homebuyers
• One-Stop Shopping for Housing In Illinois and Missouri

Calendar: [ July ] [ August ] [ September ]

A listing of economic development seminars and conferences
around the Eighth District

Please send questions or comments to Glenda.J.Wilson@stls.frb.org

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