Community Development | The SI3 Group

12 2023 November

Ted Carter to be a Judge at Operation Ten City Baltimore

Ted Carter, founder and CEO of The SI3 Group in Baltimore, will be a judge at the upcoming business pitch competition for the Jospeh Center’s Operation Ten City Tour on Saturday, November 18th at the Baltimore Convention Center. He will also be panelist on Economic Transformation. Entrepreneurs from the DC-MD-VA region will showcase their products and services that have a measurable impact on the community, have the potential for commercialization and scalability, and fill a need that solves challenges and cares in the marketplace. Judges will evaluate the finalists’ live pitch presentations. Winners will receive a meaningful monetary award and, If the winners identified a partner church that supported them through the business pitch competition, then the partner church may also be eligible to receive a donation.

25 2023 June

Groundbreaking Ceremony for the SouthPointe Development at 63rd Street

By Ted Carter It was my pleasure to join Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Monday along with the leadership of CJR Development, Urban America Teams, and the Town Fork Creek community to celebrate the groundbreaking of their joint development effort –Southpointe at 63rd. This is a $250 million dollar investment into the Kansas City community, providing 37 acres of mixed-use commercial and residential space that will catalyze city-wide economic growth and development. The SI3 Group looks forward to supporting the Team in advancing the next phase of this project!!

27 2023 April

Cinema City Partners with The SI3 Group for Real Estate and Economic Development Advisory Services

By Ted Carter The SI3 Group has partnered with Film entrepreneur, Marquette Williams, to realize his transformational vision of making film and tv production job opportunities accessible to urban youth at a proposed state-of-the art film studio feet away from Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio. The SI3 Group is supporting the project with real estate & economic development advisory services, workforce development, and strategic planning.

18 2023 April

Development of The CommuniVersity in Baltimore, MD

By Ted Carter Imagine a place where education, community, growth, and leadership development all converge. Well, it’s not just an idea anymore. It’s being done at The CommuniVersity in the suburbs of Baltimore, Maryland. The CommuniVersity is being developed with the look and feel of college campus comprising of three buildings that will offer programs and services for both youth and community members of all demographics, activity-levels, socio-economic levels, and faiths.

28 2023 February

Africa’s Moment

Op-ed by Ted Carter I have been fascinated with Africa’s natural beauty and the strength of its people since I visited the continent years ago. A picture on my desk reminds me of one of my most joyous life moments, running on the shore of the Red Sea with a group of African kids without a care. Though separated by culture and thousands of miles, we bonded instantly as members of the African diaspora. This cherished memory still brings a smile to my face 20 years later. Strength and Inspiration from Nelson Mandela After nominally studying the impact of colonialism in college, my interest in Africa accelerated during Nelson Mandela's triumphant visit to NYC in June 1990 following his release from prison after 27 years of fighting the injustices of apartheid. Mandela’s powerful speech at Yankee Stadium, where he spoke of the unbreakable cord that connects African Americans and Africans, has served as a source of strength, inspiration, and a personal call to action for me.