by twistaff | Apr 14, 2022 | TWI in the News
“We started with a vision of an urban farm and a beautiful site, trying to take the blight away and enhance the things that are beautiful about it.”Read the full article at BizJournals.com
by twistaff | Mar 21, 2022 | TWI in the News
On Saturday, volunteers at the event worked to peel back years of neglect and blight that have been building on the property. They even got creative as they painted over a graffiti-covered utility box, stained the entry fence, and spruced it up with painted...
by twistaff | Mar 14, 2022 | TWI in the News
Roshun Austin and Quincy Jones of the Works Inc., are working to rebuild, restore and renew families and where they live by focusing on housing, economic development and social services. With the recent merger with Neighborhood Preservation Inc., the Works has...
by twistaff | Mar 8, 2022 | TWI in the News
The pandemic shined a spotlight on the issues that already existed in the country, including the extreme lack of quality affordable housing nationwide, Adeyemo said during his visit to Memphis.Read more at CommercialAppeal.com
by twistaff | Mar 7, 2022 | Awards
The Featured Innovators have been selected as part of the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge. Each of them is pursuing an innovation with the potential to address the devaluation of homes in Black communities.View the list of featured innovators at...
by twistaff | Mar 1, 2022 | TWI in the News
Roshun Austin, president of The Works, Inc., spoke about the 150-unit Renaissance at Steele project Tuesday, during a panel at the Tennessee Housing Conference in Nashville. The nonprofit retrofitted the homes with energy efficiency standards and removed the...
by twistaff | Feb 28, 2022 | Awards
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by twistaff | Feb 18, 2022 | TWI in the News
The theme of The SPARK February 2022 is “Fostering Resiliency,” and features interviews with Dr. Antonio Burt of KIPP Memphis Public Schools, Roshun Austin of The Works, Inc., and Dotty Summerfield Giusti of Greater Memphis Chamber. Plus, a profile of Memphis Shelby...
by twistaff | Feb 16, 2022 | TWI in the News
The Works, Inc. moved one step closer to making the redevelopment of Northside High School a reality Wednesday, Feb. 16, when the EDGE board approved its application for a 20-year Community Builder payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreement.Read the full article at...
