Gov. Pritzker Launches $2.5 Million Economic Empowerment Centers Program | Chicago Defender

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Gov. Pritzker Launches $2.5 Million Economic Empowerment Centers Program | Chicago Defender

On Friday, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity launched $2.5 million in funding for the new Illinois Economic Empowerment Centers Program. Eligible career education agencies and non-profit organizations can now apply to serve as EECs to provide entrepreneurship training to prepare individuals from historically marginalized communities to pursue business … Continued

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