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CUF in the News

Mile-long under-line market backed for Harlem, Crain's New York Business, July 30, 2010
'High Line for Harlem' Plan Gains Support, DNAinfo, July 29, 2010
Report calls for "A High Line for Harlem", The Real Deal, July 29, 2010
Think Tank Wants Harlem High Line That Isn't Actually a High Line, Curbed NY, July 29, 2010
Brian Lehrer Show Discusses An Aqueduct Alternative, WNYC, July 20, 2010
Nonprofit groups make just a handful of dollars off street fairs throughout city, New York Daily News, July 19, 2010
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Media Coverage of A World of Opportunity

WorldOfOpportunity Earlier this month, the Center for an Urban Future published A World of Opportunity: Understanding & Tapping the Economic Potential of Immigrant Entrepreneurs, a major report which documents that immigrant entrepreneurs have become an increasingly powerful economic engine for New York and other American cities. The report, which concludes that immigrant entrepreneurs have the potential to provide an even bigger boost to these cities in the years ahead, has been covered in publications ranging from USA Today and the LA Times to Business Week and the Chicago Tribune. A sample of the coverage can be viewed below.

Immigrant Entrepreneurship, The Brian Lehrer Show, WNYC, March 12, 2007 (interview with CUF director Jonathan Bowles)
Immigrant Life and the Streets of New York, by James Ridgeway, Mother Jones, March 12, 2007
Study: Immigrant Entrepreneurs Boost Economy, by Tony Cox, NPR's News and Notes, February 27, 2007
Immigrants: The Unsung Heroes of the U.S. Economy, by Renuka Rayasam, U.S. News and World Report, February 26, 2007
Renewing City's Biz, by Phyllis Furman, New York Daily News, February 26, 2007
Amnesty-Plus Bill Just Might Solve Illegal Immigration, by Roger Hernandez, Ventura County Star, February 23, 2007
Immigrant-Run Businesses Flourish, by Richard Gentilviso, The Queens Gazette, February 21, 2007
Enterprising Immigrants, by Hilary Potkewitz, Crain's New York Business, February 18, 2007
Boro Immigrant Business Sees Rapid Growth Since '94, by Stephen Sirling, Queens Times Ledger, February 15, 2007
BofA Banks on Illegal Immigrants (Editorial), Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2007
TalkBack! with Hugh Hamilton, WBAI Radio, February 13, 2007 (interview with CUF Director Jonathan Bowles)
Immigrants Use Skills, Hard Work To Find Success (Editorial), The Yuma Sun, February 13, 2007
Immigrant Affairs, by Emily Bryson York, Los Angeles Business Journal, February 12, 2007
Immigrants Grow Urban Economies, Chicago Tribune, February 12, 2007
Immigrants Drive Most Small-Business Start-Ups, by Gabriela Rico, Tucson Citizen, February 8, 2007
Indians, Other Immigrants Key Players in Growth of U.S. Cities, Indo-Asian News Service, February 8, 2007  
Study Shows Immigrants 'A Real Engine' For Growth, by Edward Iwata, USA Today, February 7, 2007
Immigrants Driving Growth, by Bart Jones, Newsday, February 7, 2007
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Shape a New Economy, by Nina Bernstein, The New York Times, February 6, 2007  
Immigrant Entrepreneurs: A Tour of One Ethnic Enclave (video), by Nina Bernstein and Adam B. Ellick, The New York Times, February 6, 2007 
Inmigrantes Impulsan la Economía Local, by Eva Sanchis, El Diario/La Prensa, February 6, 2007  
Tapping Immigrant Entrepreneurs/Aprovechando a Empresarios Inmigrantes (Editorial), El Diario/La Prensa, February 6, 2007
The Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs, by Kerry Miller, Business Week, February 6, 2007
Immigrants Key to Economic Growth in NYC, Other Urban Areas, The Associated Press, February 6, 2007
Immigrants Lead as NYC Entrepreneurs, by Cindy Rodriguez, WNYC, February 6, 2007
Immigrant Entrepreneurs Ignite Economy, by Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney.com, February 6, 2007
To view the full report as a PDF, please click here