Members of the Accordia team participated in this year’s Mass Black Expo hosted by the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA), a nonprofit with a mission of advancing the economic well-being of people of color all across Massachusetts.
The two-day event took place September 23 (In-person) & September 24 (Virtual) at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Hundreds of Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs came together to take part in workshops, panels, and discussions to help build a thriving and connected Black tech/life sciences ecosystem in Boston.
The Expo is an amazing opportunity to showcase the diversity, breadth, capacity, innovation, brilliance and resilience of Black businesses and professionals all across the Commonwealth.
Accordia Partners is a new member to BECMA, however, Co-Managing Partner, Kirk Sykes has had a long-standing relationship with the organization.
As a minority business enterprise, Accordia shares a similar mission with BECMA’s in prioritizing diversity, equity, and inclusion at all levels of project development.
“We were beyond thrilled to take part in this year’s Mass Black Expo at the BCEC,” said Jill Lacey Griffin, Vice President of DEI at Accordia. “Accordia has made it a priority to work with a diverse team of businesses, and it was an amazing opportunity to connect with other enterprises who share the same goals.”
When Dorchester Bay City is fully built, there will be approximately 159,400 square feet of retail space. 25,000 square feet will be dedicated to affordable retail space. There will also be approximately 23,700 construction jobs where we are working with unions and pre-apprenticeship groups to hit City of Boston inclusion goals.