Kenneth J. Knuckles, UMEZ CEO and president, has announced his retirement.
NEW YORK CITY—Kenneth J. Knuckles, the president and CEO of the Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, will resign in June to begin his retirement. The board of directors is currently conducting a national search to fill the position before the end of the spring.
The economic development organization focuses on job creation, strategic investments, corporate partnerships, small business assistance and cultural programs throughout Harlem, Washington Heights and Inwood.
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Betsy Kim was the bureau chief, East Coast, and New York City reporter for Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com. As a lawyer and journalist, Betsy has worked as the director of editorial and content for LexisNexis Lawyers.com, a TV/multi-media journalist for NBC and CBS affiliated TV stations in the Midwest, and an associate producer at Court TV.
