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Irvin Williams
Residence: Hill District
Age: 50
Family: wife, Janicee; daughters Shimira and Janai; sons Clevon and Jann.
Occupation: President and owner of Ebony Development, Hill District. His wife and children also work for the company.
Education: Associate's degree in mathematics from Penn State University in 1974.
Background: Active member of Central Baptist Church, Hill District, and Western Pennsylvania Brownfields Forum; built One Hope Square, a retail/office building in the Hill District in 2002; opened the Ebony-built, 56,000-square-foot community center with pool and gym in East Liberty last month.
Noteworthy: To begin construction of 36-unit apartment complex in Monessen; named in March to the Urban Redevelopment Forum of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.
Quote: "We are urban developers. Real estate is moving back to the urban core. It's not just fashionable, but a way to revitalize and bring commercialization back to the urban core, as well as keeping some green space."
-- By Thomas Olson
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