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New Haven Register - New Haven welcomes Inclusive Growth director. Here's how she aims to spread wealth beyond downtown
3/16/24, 9:00 PM
The new executive director of the Center for Inclusive Growth, created by the city and Yale to develop ways to spread the benefits of economic growth to all New Haven residents, including those in neighborhoods beyond downtown, is a passionate entrepreneur dedicated to generating opportunities for others.
The new executive director for the Center for Inclusive Growth, Dawn Leaks Ragsdale, previously spent 26 months as executive director of Collab, a New Haven nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs build businesses, create economic power and generate community wealth.