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GROWTH OPPS AND THE GO GREEN ENERGY FUND JOIN THE AMERICAN GREEN BANK CONSORTIUM
Nov 25, 2020
Growth Opps joined The American Green Bank Consortium as the 16th green bank with the launch of the GO Green Energy Fund.
GO GREEN ENERGY HAS TAKEN OFF
Nov 23, 2020
Growth Opps launched the GO Green Energy Fund with direct support from The George Gund Foundation.
GO GREEN ENERGY RECEIVES $3.55 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF SOLAR PROJECTS
Nov 23, 2020
Growth Opps is excited to partner with The George Gund Foundation and community members to bring clean energy solutions to Northeast Ohio.
THE GEORGE GUND FOUNDATION APPROVES $1.25 MILLION GRANT TO GROWTH OPPS
Nov 12, 2020
The George Gund Foundation approved a grant to Growth Opps in the amount of $1.25 million, to support the meaningful development of community solar in Northeast Ohio.
GROWTH OPPS BECOMES AN OPPORTUNITY FINANCE NETWORK (OFN) MEMBER
July 21, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC (July 21, 2020) – OFN welcomed 19 new member Community Development Financial…
GROWTH OPPS SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
May 6, 2020
Growth Opps goes green with the release of its Sustainability Statement.
OTHER NEWS
THE WAY FORWARD LEADER LUNCH BREAK WITH MICHAEL JEANS
April 12, 2021
The Way Forward Leader Lunch Breaks are a series of virtual (via Zoom) discussions and workshops hosted by the Cleveland Leadership Center to discuss topics to help the community move forward in our new and uncertain world. Michael Jeans (LC 2016) joined the Cleveland Leadership Center in highlighting Adverse Childhood Experiences.
GROWTH OPPS TALKS COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE
November 25, 2019
Growth Opps speaks with ABC’s News 5 Cleveland about the state of commercial real estate in a post-COVID office.
NEW INVESTMENT, CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY PRIDE FIGHT FOR HISTORIC HOUGH NEIGHBORHOOD
November 24, 2019
New investment is coming to the Hough community in Cleveland, Ohio. Growth Opps through GO Green Energy recently announced discussions with BC Hough for a community solar solution in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland.
General blog
CELEBRATE AND HONOR THE LEGACY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
January 18, 2021
Michael Jeans, President & CEO of Growth Opps shares words of optimism and reflection
A FEW THOUGHTS ON NAVIGATING THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES
March 15, 2020
Michael Jeans, President & CEO of Growth Opps speaks on the impact of COVID-19.
VIDEO & OTHER MEDIA
GO Green Energy solar project could help build wealth and lower utility bills in Hough
Nov 12, 2020
The GO Green Energy Fund is set to bring community solar to Northeast Ohio. Michael Jeans speaks with ABC News 5 Cleveland regarding plans to provide opportunity for investment, equity and generation of clean energy in Cleveland neighborhoods.
Help Wanted: Wealth Building in Minority Communities
May 15, 2019
The racial wealth gap is one of the more pressing economic issues facing cities across the country. Because of a history slavery and oppression, discrimination, and Jim Crow laws, most African Americans were not afforded the opportunities to build wealth—and pass it down to the next generation—at the rate of their white counterparts. This history, coupled with the rising variety of disparities today, means many people of color are still struggling to realize the American Dream.
Growth Opps and Citizens Bank on WKYC Channel 3 Live on Lakeside
May 28, 2019
Growth Opps President & CEO, Michael Jeans spent time with Ndeda Letson of Citizens Bank and the WKYC Channel 3 Live On Lakeside team to discuss the strong partnership between Growth Opps and Citizens Bank supporting financial education and small business growth.
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