MINORITY-OWNED PLANNING FIRMS ARE AS ESSENTIAL AS THEY EVER WERE, THESE FOUR TOP EXPERTS ARGUE — NO MATTER WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS
Cecilia V. Estolano has been working on redevelopment and economic development issues for over three decades.
Her experience leading the Los Angeles-based Estolano
Advisors has made her skeptical of strategies that call for luring large firms
into a community with big subsidies and tax breaks without asking much in
return.
Estolano
said most consistent growth comes from home-grown small businesses.
“This is how we build wealth in this country, particularly when so many folks are locked out of home ownership in high cost cities,” she added.
“We need to invest in infrastructure because it is the foundation for our quality of life and for business growth.
And we have to work directly with businesses to design
workforce training programs tailored to their needs, but only if they can
deliver jobs and careers that pay enough to support a family.”
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