Author Archives: Richard Guzman
How To Turn 500k into 35mil
You could be excused for not believing it at first. A Rick Guzman led project turned a City of Aurora $500,000 investment into $35,000,000 of development commitments: a 70 to 1 return! It’s just one reason Guzman for Aurora is … Continue reading
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Art, Economics, and Identity
Next to Aurora’s Paramount Theater sits a historic building, most recently the home of Waubonsee Community College’s Aurora campus. It’s been vacant for five years. However, a Rick Guzman led initiative, which leveraged $500,000 in city funds into $35,000,000 of … Continue reading
MLK Jr. Hails a Cab?
This morning after returning from my college’s 7:00 a.m. annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast I was struck by two stories that came across my Twitter feed. The first was a short compilation from the New Yorker of some of … Continue reading →