It was a sink-or-swim moment for Alliance Mechanical Solutions (AMS) – a massive contract to construct new ships ended abruptly in early 2017 and with it jobs for most of AMS’ 200 employees. “We had concentrated our business heavily with one client and quadrupled our staff for the project. While we survived, it became clear
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Pathway’s Low Income Multifamily Housing Loan Program
Pathway Lending does its part in helping low income families For some time, the lack of affordable housing has been a major problem affecting low-income families in rural areas of the U.S and the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program has often been utilized to deliver high-quality, affordable housing in these communities. At Pathway
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Gwin Appointed to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Advisory Board
PATHWAY LENDING PRESIDENT APPOINTED TO SERVE ONE-YEAR TERM ON U.S. CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU CONSUMER ADVISORY BOARD Clint Gwin, fifteen year president of Pathway Lending, will provide advice to Bureau leadership on a broad range of consumer financial issues and emerging market trends.
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Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) at Pathway Lending Now Open in Nashville
The VBOC at Pathway Lending will offer free or low-cost in-depth training and counseling for transitioning service members to advance veteran entrepreneurship across Kentucky and Tennessee. NASHVILLE, TN – August 13, 2018 – Pathway Lending has just celebrated the grand opening of its Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC), which will provide focused entrepreneurship training and
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Success Story: First Cumberland Properties
Developers partner with Pathway Lending to retain and renovate affordable multifamily housing in Tennessee Nearly 30 years ago, Phil Owen and Robert Trent founded First Cumberland Properties “to provide working families with extraordinary housing.” Now affordable housing industry leaders, Owen and Trent have utilized Pathway Lending’s Tennessee Affordable Multifamily Housing Fund on three projects to
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Success Story: Livingston Logistic Corporation
Veteran entrepreneur is bringing high speed internet to rural Alabama “Internet isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity for school work just about anything, especially in a rural area like Sylacauga and Talladega Springs,” says Livingston Logistic owner Bruce Livingston. “Out of 50 states, Alabama is 46th in internet service. But we’re hoping to change that.”
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Success Story: Kiefer Manufacturing
Local family keeps doors open for largest private employer in Hancock County When the Mayor of Hancock County, Tennessee learned the largest private employer – Kiefer Manufacturing – was planning on shuttering their local factory, he turned to David Greene Jr. and his family to see if they could keep the business up and running.
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In the News: Entrepreneur Names Nashville the Next Promising Growth & Innovation Hub
Entrepreneur Highlights Nashville as Hot Spot for Entrepreneurs & Small Business In a recent article from Entrepreneur, guest author Rebekah Iliff outlines five reasons why “The South, in particular Nashville, is poised to be the next entrepreneurial and small business frontier.” In her examination of what Nashville is doing well, she highlights our “diverse industry
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Success Story: Power On Cycling
Powering a small business to help disabled veterans A lifelong cyclist, Mark Power built his first recumbent bike for his wife while stationed in Germany. The second was for himself so she wouldn’t feel self-conscious on their rides. This new hobby became a business and the veteran never looked back. “I had so much trouble
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Financing Options for Energy Improvement Projects
New Blog Series: Energy Efficiency Project Financing Options for Businesses, Nonprofits, and Local Governments If you’ve read through our Energy Efficiency Loan Program page, you already know that Pathway Lending’s EE Loan program is tough to beat. Thanks to a program partnership with the State of Tennessee and Tennessee Valley Authority, we’re able to offer
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