Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed is finding yet another reason to celebrate. In addition to his recent re-election, Reed was honored over the weekend with a prestigious national award.
Reed learned Saturday while attending the 123rd National Black Business Conference in Atlanta that he was to be bestowed the conference’s National Mayor of the Year Award. The eventReed is credited with creating a more diverse entrepreneurial ecosystem and for supporting minority-built businesses in Alabama’s capital city. Some of the mayor’s initiatives have generated a more than 300% increase in Black-owned businesses who participate in the municipal contract process.
“In everything we do, our goal is to foster a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion,” Reed said. “This includes working to close the racial wealth gap by ensuring Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs have access to the capital, capacity and information necessary to not only sustain – but grow – their operations.”
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