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Smith, Robert N.
Letting the Sun In: Redeveloping a Derelict Office Building in Chicago
Fairchild, Gregory B. Smith, Robert N. Race, Natalie
ENT-0156 | Published November 23, 2010 | 20 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Obtaining community development bank support for renovating a derelict city-owned building in Chicago's South Side was just part of the challenge. Despite being seasoned residential real estate invest... Read More
Credit Where Credit is Due: The Latino Community Credit Union
Fairchild, Gregory B. Smith, Robert N. Zienta, Ellen
ENT-0104 | Published December 31, 2008 | 12 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
Five years after its launch, the Latino Community Credit Union had made remarkable progress, garnering 40,000 members and $22 million in assets. More extraordinary was the LCCU's customer base: Hispan... Read More
The Dime that Started a Movement: The History and Development of Credit Unions
Fairchild, Gregory B. Smith, Robert N.
ENT-0103 | Published December 11, 2008 | 9 pages Technical Note
Collection: Darden School of Business
This note provides students a rich background on the history, evolution, and current challenges in the credit union industry, with a particular focus on community-development credit unions. The case m... Read More
Filling a Hole: The Reinvestment Fund and Progress Plaza
Fairchild, Gregory B. Smith, Robert N.
ENT-0110 | Published April 20, 2008 | 23 pages Case
Collection: Darden School of Business
In underserved urban areas, commercial real estate development finance must often factor in government and local policy, community politics, environmental revitalization, ethnic markets, and mixed-use... Read More