CLEVELAND METROPARKS BEGINS RESTORATION PROJECT AT GARFIELD PARK RESERVATION

Community donations will help rebuild historic pond and improve conservation, recreation and educational opportunities in heart of Garfield Park

Two separate $1 million donations from Ohio CAT and the Brown and Kunze Foundation, along with several other family foundations and individuals, and support from Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s (NEORSD) Stormwater Management Reimbursement Fund and Ohio EPA are making this transformative project possible. The restoration of the historic two-acre pond, made possible by a lead gift from Ohio CAT’s Ken Taylor, will include fishing docks, overlooks, and new surrounding accessible trail network. A new education and recreation program facility, thanks to a generous grant by the Brown and Kunze Foundation, will offer water-related try-it sports such as paddleboarding and fishing, both of which were identified as high priorities by the community.

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University Hospitals Joins Ohio Medical and Sports Experts at FirstEnergy Stadium to Advance Lifesaving Measures for Ohio’s High School Athletes

Up to 90 percent of sudden deaths among high school student-athletes preventable with best practice policies

CLEVELAND — University Hospitals (UH) Sports Medicine joined the Korey Stringer Institute (KSI), a national sports safety research and advocacy organization supported by the NFL and National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA), as part of its “Team Up for Sports Safety” initiative to advance medical practices that reduce sport-related deaths. The meeting, which is being hosted by the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium Wednesday, May 4, 2022, brings together representatives from the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSSA), Ohio Athletic Trainers’ Association (OATA), sports medicine physicians, high school administrators, coaches, and others to discuss ways to make high school sports safer in Ohio.

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MTV Unveils Help! I’m in a Secret Relationship! Hosted by Artist Travis Mills and Actress Rahne Jones

New York, NY  – MTV has done it again y’all ! They just launched a brand new reality show featuring recording artist Travis Mills and actress Rahne Jones. The twosome are currently hosting a docuseries called,  Help! I’m in a Secret Relationship! which premiered on Tuesday, April 26 at 9:00 PM ET/PT in the U.S. and will launch internationally later this month.

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As Station Crew Readies to Return to Earth, NASA Sets TV Coverage

NASA will provide live coverage of the upcoming return activities for the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission. The mission will depart from the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Kayla BarronRaja Chari, and Tom Marshburn, as well as ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer.

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Celebrating Small Businesses: Moving from Surviving to Thriving

Is it finally your time to break the bank ?

(StatePoint) Small businesses are the heartbeat of communities. They pump life into neighborhoods, making them vibrant places to live, work and raise families, and are key to millions of local jobs. In fact, approximately 50% of all Americans are employed by a small business and 99% of American businesses are small businesses, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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General Mills invests $15 million in funds for minority and female entrepreneurs

Investment arm, 301 INC, addresses founder gap through Fearless Fund and Supply Change Capital.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – General Mills today announced its venture capital arm, 301 INC, will invest a combined $15 million into two early-stage venture capital funds, Fearless Fund and Supply Change Capital. These investments are part of General Mills’ commitment to standing for good and promoting racial and gender equity in representation through economic opportunity for minority and female food entrepreneurs.  

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Chinese National Sentenced To 52 Months For $20 Million Covid-19 Pandemic Loan Fraud Scheme

Muge Ma, a/k/a “Hummer Mars,” Lied that His Phony Companies Had Hundreds of Employees and Paid Millions in Wages to Receive COVID-19 Loan Funds

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that MUGE MA, a/k/a “Hummer Mars,” was sentenced to 52 months in prison in connection with a fraudulent scheme to obtain over $20 million in Government-guaranteed loans designed to provide relief to small businesses during the novel coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.  In connection with loan applications for relief available from the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) Program, MA falsely represented to the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and six financial institutions that his companies, New York International Capital LLC (“NYIC”) and Hurley Human Resources LLC (“Hurley”), had hundreds of employees and paid millions of dollars in wages to those employees, when, in fact, MA appears to have been the only employee of his companies.  MA previously pled guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft before U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman, who imposed today’s sentence.  MA was arrested on May 21, 2020 and has been detained since his arrest. 

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