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Business Wire
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
IMPACT Community Capital Highlights $307M in Affordable Housing Investment in 2025 Impact Report
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IMPACT Community Capital ('IMPACT'), an affordable multifamily housing debt investment manager, today released its 2025 Impact Report, 'More Than a Roof: Where Housing Meets Opportunity.' The report details IMPACT's work in 2024 to finance more than $307 million in affordable housing, the firm's highest annual investment total to date. These investments financed more than 4,700 affordable multifamily units across 32 properties nationwide, saving tenants an estimated $822,000 in cumulative rent per month compared to market-rate alternatives. This year's report also highlights how IMPACT's investments offer more than housing – they help residents thrive through the availability of specialized services such as senior care, education support, and employment assistance that cater to the unique needs of communities across the nation. 'Our 2025 report reinforces the value of affordable housing as both an investment and a community resource,' said Michael Lohmeier, President and Chief Investment Officer at IMPACT. 'Through our long track-record of providing institutional-quality investments, we pair access to capital with long-term affordability and services, helping residents find more than just a place to live – helping them access stability, opportunity, and a space to thrive.' Key highlights from this year's report include: Record Investment Activity: $307.3 million invested in 2024. Substantial Rent Relief: Residents of properties financed by IMPACT since 2015 have saved an estimated $4.2 million in rent each month. Supportive Services at Scale: Nearly 35% of properties financed by IMPACT over the past decade have included on-site services tailored to residents' needs – including education, healthcare, job training, transportation, and more. These services strengthen the link between housing and opportunity, creating conditions where individuals and families can realize greater stability. To view the full 2025 Impact Report, 'More Than a Roof: Where Housing Meets Opportunity,' download here. About IMPACT Community Capital IMPACT Community Capital LLC ('IMPACT') is an affordable multifamily housing credit investment manager with over 25 years of sector-specific experience. IMPACT's investment focus spans securitized debt, senior permanent mortgages, bridge loans, and construction financing. IMPACT has originated over $2.8 billion of affordable housing investments and, together with its partners, has helped preserve or create more than 60,000 affordable housing units while delivering stable risk-adjusted returns.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
IMPACT Community Capital Highlights $307M in Affordable Housing Investment in 2025 Impact Report
SAN FRANCISCO, June 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IMPACT Community Capital ("IMPACT"), an affordable multifamily housing debt investment manager, today released its 2025 Impact Report, "More Than a Roof: Where Housing Meets Opportunity." The report details IMPACT's work in 2024 to finance more than $307 million in affordable housing, the firm's highest annual investment total to date. These investments financed more than 4,700 affordable multifamily units across 32 properties nationwide, saving tenants an estimated $822,000 in cumulative rent per month compared to market-rate alternatives. This year's report also highlights how IMPACT's investments offer more than housing – they help residents thrive through the availability of specialized services such as senior care, education support, and employment assistance that cater to the unique needs of communities across the nation. "Our 2025 report reinforces the value of affordable housing as both an investment and a community resource," said Michael Lohmeier, President and Chief Investment Officer at IMPACT. "Through our long track-record of providing institutional-quality investments, we pair access to capital with long-term affordability and services, helping residents find more than just a place to live – helping them access stability, opportunity, and a space to thrive." Key highlights from this year's report include: Record Investment Activity: $307.3 million invested in 2024. Substantial Rent Relief: Residents of properties financed by IMPACT since 2015 have saved an estimated $4.2 million in rent each month. Supportive Services at Scale: Nearly 35% of properties financed by IMPACT over the past decade have included on-site services tailored to residents' needs – including education, healthcare, job training, transportation, and more. These services strengthen the link between housing and opportunity, creating conditions where individuals and families can realize greater stability. To view the full 2025 Impact Report, "More Than a Roof: Where Housing Meets Opportunity," download here. About IMPACT Community CapitalIMPACT Community Capital LLC ("IMPACT") is an affordable multifamily housing credit investment manager with over 25 years of sector-specific experience. IMPACT's investment focus spans securitized debt, senior permanent mortgages, bridge loans, and construction financing. IMPACT has originated over $2.8 billion of affordable housing investments and, together with its partners, has helped preserve or create more than 60,000 affordable housing units while delivering stable risk-adjusted returns. View source version on Contacts Adam RedlingGregory FCAimpactcapital@ Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Impact Silver Intersects 534.8 g/t Silver over 8.50m Including 2,320 g/t Silver over 1.07m on New Kena Vein South at Guadalupe Mine
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 9, 2025) - IMPACT Silver Corp. (TSXV: IPT) (OTCQB: ISVLF) (FSE: IKL) ("IMPACT" or the "Company") is pleased to announce further drill results from the Kena Vein South zone in its producing Guadalupe silver mine in the Royal Mines of Zacualpan Silver District, Mexico. NEW KENA VEIN SOUTH UNDERGROUND DRILL RESULTS Underground drilling from Level 140 of the Guadalupe Mine intersected further significant mineralization on the recently discovered Kena Vein South extending the zone to the north and discovered other nearby parallel and splay high-grade veins. New assays received include the following: To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: True widths are estimated to be 85-100% of drill intervals. Drill results reported in this news release tested the north extension of the Kena Vein zone. These results include newly discovered nearby parallel and splay high-grade veins (see Figure 1). Kena Vein South mineralization has now been traced over 300m strike length and remains open in all directions. Additional drilling is planned. New underground access to the Kena Vein South has been completed on Level 140 with first mining tonnes recently extracted. CEO STATEMENT President and CEO Fred Davidson commented, "Drilling on the recently discovered Kena Vein continues to return exceptional high-grade results extending the zone to the north. These drill holes have also made new discoveries of nearby high-grade parallel and splay veins. The zone has been drilled over 300m length now and remains open for exploration in all directions. Drilling will continue when a new underground drill station is completed to next test the southern extension of the vein. The close proximity of the new vein to current active mine workings has allowed for rapid and low-cost access and mine development. Our mining team recently extracted the first tonnes of mineral from Kena Vein South and are now developing north and south on the vein to start full commercial mining." ABOUT IMPACT SILVER IMPACT Silver Corp. (TSXV: IPT) is a successful producer-explorer with two mining projects in Mexico. Royal Mines of Zacualpan Silver-Gold District: IMPACT owns 100% of the 211 km2 Zacualpan project in central Mexico where four underground silver mines and one open pit mine feed the central 500 tpd Guadalupe processing plant. To the south, the Capire Project includes a 200 tpd processing pilot plant adjacent to an open pit silver mine with an NI 43-101 inferred mineral resource of over 4.5 million oz silver, 48 million lbs zinc and 21 million lbs lead (see IMPACT news release dated January 18, 2016 for details and QP statement). Company personnel are reviewing Capire for a potential restart of operations. Over the past 18 years, IMPACT has placed multiple zones into commercial production and produced over 13 million ounces of silver generating revenues over $284 million, with no long-term debt. Plomosas Zinc-Lead-Silver District: Plomosas is a high-grade zinc producer in northern Mexico with exceptional exploration upside potential. The Company recently restarted mining operations and is ramping up production toward design capacity levels. Exploration potential at Plomosas is exceptional along a 6 km-long structure. This is in addition to other exploration targets on the 3,019-hectare property including untested copper-gold targets with indications of high-grade material from surface. Regionally, Plomosas lies in the same mineral belt as some of the largest carbonate replacement deposits in the world. Quality Control/Quality Assurance Samples reported in this news release were analyzed by ALS Group, an internationally recognized analytical services provider, using a multielement ICP package for silver and base metals. Assays for base metals >1% resorted to an overlimit method. Certified Reference Materials and internal control samples were added to the sample stream at regular intervals to monitor assay quality control. Qualified Person and NI 43-101 Disclosure Silvia Kohler, is a "Qualified Person" within the meaning of NI 43-101 and has approved the technical information contained in this news release. Additional information about IMPACT and its operations can be found on the Company website at Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) @IMPACT_Silver and LinkedIn at On behalf of IMPACT Silver Corp."Frederick W. Davidson"President & CEO For more information, please contact: Jerry HuangCFO | Investor Relations O: (604) 681 0172 or inquiries@ C: (778) 867 7909 Direct Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements This IMPACT News Release may contain certain "forward-looking" statements and information relating to IMPACT that is based on the beliefs of IMPACT management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to IMPACT management. Forward-looking information is often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "planned", "expect", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intends", "believe", "potential", and similar expressions, or describes a "goal", or variation of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "should", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding interpretation of drill results, activity at the projects and estimated timing thereof, the potential for defining and extending known mineralization, exploration potential on the properties, and plans for drilling and future operations at the Company's projects or plans for financing. Such forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks and assumptions, including with respect to, without limitation, exploration and development risks, expenditure and financing requirements, title matters, operating hazards, criminal activity, metal prices, political and economic factors, competitive factors, general economic conditions, relationships with vendors, strategic partners and local communities, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological change, industry practices, pandemics and one-time events. Should any one or more risks or uncertainties materialize or change, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results and forward-looking statements may vary materially from those described herein. IMPACT does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statement or beliefs, opinions, projections or other factors, except as required by law. The Company's decision to place a mine into production, expand a mine, make other production related decisions or otherwise carry out mining and processing operations, is largely based on internal non-public Company data and reports based on exploration, development and mining work by the Company's technical personnel. The results of this work are evident in the discovery and building of multiple mines for the Company at Zacualpan and in the track record of mineral production and financial returns of the Company since 2006. Under NI 43-101, the Company is required to disclose that it has not based its production decisions on NI 43-101 mineral resources or reserve estimates, preliminary economic assessments or feasibility studies, and historically such projects have increased uncertainty and risk of failure. 303-543 Granville Street Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 1X8 Telephone (604) (Twitter)LinkedIn Figure 1: Kena South Vein area drill holes plan To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: To view the source version of this press release, please visit Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Business
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Comprehensive Construction Industry Training Program Aims to Sharpen Professional and Personal Skills
IMPACT Announces Summer Training Program with Focus on Specialized Skills, Leadership Growth, and Cutting-Edge Innovation Washington, D.C., June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Media Contact:Sara Schuttloffel(202) 375-9492sschuttloffel@ Comprehensive Construction Industry Training Program Aims to Sharpen Professional and Personal SkillsIMPACT Announces Summer Training Program with Focus on Specialized Skills, Leadership Growth, and Cutting-Edge Innovation Washington, D.C., June 9, 2025 – The Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) is proud to announce its annual Summer Training Program, scheduled for July 14–18, 2025, at Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Mich. This comprehensive week of development offers specialized training for ironworker members and partner contractors across North America. Designed to equip attendees with a uniquely powerful set of skills, the program emphasizes both professional development/technical proficiency and personal development. Participants can expect a wide array of courses that span business fundamentals, leadership strategies, advanced communication techniques, and the latest in construction technology. 'We are not just sharpening tools, we are sharpening people,' said Cindy Menches, director of professional development, IMPACT. 'This year's program introduces new leadership and communication-focused courses aimed at helping our contractors and members enhance their effectiveness both on and off the job site.' Highlights of the 2025 program include: Fundamentals of Cost Estimating & Bidding (July 14–16): Tailored for beginners in rebar installation, this intensive course builds core competencies in bid preparation. Superintendent Training (July 14–18): Designed for emerging field leaders, this course provides deep insights into site safety, people management, scheduling, and technological integration. Leadership and Communication Series: Every Conversation Matters (July 14) – Emotional intelligence and coaching for high-performing teams. Applying the Six-Step Process (July 15) – A structured method for solving organizational challenges. Extending Your Sphere of Influence (July 16) – Persuasion skills for impactful leadership. Mastering Meaningful Engagement (July 17–18) – Fostering authentic connections and engagement. Technology in Action:Introduction to Robotic Total Station for Layout (July 15–18) – A hands-on course in advanced layout principles and robotic surveying tools. 'Our winter and summer training programs in Henderson, Nevada, and Ann Arbor, Michigan provide exceptional opportunities for both professional and personal growth. But the learning doesn't stop there,' said Bill Brown, IMPACT co-chair and executive director of Ideal Contracting. 'IMPACT delivers a wide range of high-quality training year-round for our partner contractors and ironworker members.' The Ann Arbor training reflects IMPACT's ongoing commitment to fostering excellence and innovation in the ironworking industry. The goal is clear: equip ironworkers and contractors with not only the technical skills they need, but also the mindset, resilience, and strategic thinking required for long-term success. Registration is now open through the IMPACT Events website at Space is limited, and early registration is encouraged. ###About IMPACTThe Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) is a labor-management partnership designed to strengthen the union ironworking industry. Through strategic training initiatives, cutting-edge programs, and collaborative leadership, IMPACT supports the advancement and prosperity of ironworkers and their contractor partners across North America. CONTACT: Sara Schuttloffel Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust 2023834885 SSchuttloffel@ in to access your portfolio
Washington Post
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
To fix our public schools, follow ... D.C.? Yes, you heard that right.
Eric A. Hanushek and Margaret E. Raymond are fellows at the Hoover Institution. Nobody is surprised to learn that the Washington Commanders pay players differently based on position and performance. Yet finding that this also holds true for D.C. public school teachers generally comes as a shock. It is an even greater shock that D.C. students' learning has improved more rapidly over the past 15 years than that of students in 20 other urban districts whose performance we have assessed. What's the reason for the shock? The fact that it's the near-universal approach of the 13,000 public school districts in the United States to pay teachers on the basis of experience and extent of graduate education — not position or performance. This might not be so objectionable — except for the disquieting fact that teacher salaries then end up being virtually unrelated to effectiveness in the classroom. After more than 50 years of calls for improvement in U.S. public schools, this needs to change. And two district school systems demonstrate one way to do it. In 2009, under the leadership of then-Chancellor Michelle Rhee, Washington implemented the IMPACT program — a revamped teacher evaluation system that is linked directly to classroom effectiveness and that provides large increases in base salaries for the most effective teachers and dismissal for the least effective. This program has shown that focusing on student learning is rewarded with improved student performance, and that student-focused incentives work. Dallas provides a second example of the power of changing the focus of teacher pay to student performance. Under the leadership of then-Superintendent Mike Miles, Dallas in 2015 switched to a salary system based on a sophisticated evaluation of teacher effectiveness. It then used this system to provide performance-based bonuses to teachers who would agree to go to the lowest-performing schools in the district. Two things happened: First, the best teachers responded to the incentives and were willing to move to the poorest-performing schools. Second, within two years, these schools jumped up to the district average. And yet such performance-related reforms have not caught on in the rest of the nation's schools. That's because, although it professes to foster learning, our school system is not structured in a way that encourages most districts to seek out or implement changes that systematically lead to better student performance. It is both compliance-based and a fierce defender of existing personnel and operational structures. U.S. history is populated with calls to improve our schools. President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1960s War on Poverty emphasized improved schooling to combat the roots of poverty. A little over 40 years ago, a federal report titled 'A Nation at Risk' discussed the sorry state of our public schools and called for deep changes. More recent reports have focused on the economic and national security concerns raised by American students' inadequate preparedness. The nation has responded to these calls by investing heavily in schools. Spending per student adjusted for inflation has quadrupled since the Johnson administration. With the added funds, we have pursued a wide variety of changes, from class-size reduction to whole-language reading. Many have simply not worked. Some have worked locally, but none has permeated the nation's schools. Never in the past 50 years has the need for successful innovation been more critical. Student performance is now lower than in the early 1970s, when the nation started assessing student achievement. In 2022, U.S. students were 34th in the world in math, just behind Malta but edging out the Slovak Republic. What is the difference between what we have generally tried and what has occurred in D.C. and Dallas? The common approach since 'A Nation at Risk' has been to look for add-ons, such as morning meditation or school-based health centers, that don't disturb the structure and incentives of the system as a whole. D.C. and Dallas moved to alter teacher incentives by placing student performance at the center of their policies, and they monitored the outcomes to ensure good results. Today's policy environment offers a fresh chance to address many of the problems in our schools. The Trump administration has called for significantly reducing the federal role in education and expanding decision-making by states and localities. This shift can perhaps be leveraged into the kinds of structural changes that we have known, for the past half century and more, are what is needed. Such extensive change requires new thinking by the states, which already have considerable flexibility that has gone largely unused. We need deeper institutional change that goes beyond simple add-ons. A recent report by the Education Futures Council calls this changing the 'operating system' of schools. Going beyond a thorough student focus, the report's proposed new structure would emphasize incentives over mandates, recognize differences among districts and schools, build supports and development for teachers and leaders, and permit schools that know what they are doing to continue doing it. This altered vision of schools might even lead local districts to adopt and expand observably successful programs such as those in D.C. and Dallas. This formulation, of course, is not the only option. But we know from a half-century of tinkering that the current institutional structure is unlikely to support improved outcomes. We need a deeper look at the constraints on performance that have grown to envelop our schools.
