Published: April 25, 2006
City Capital Acquires Ephren Taylor's ECC Jazz (Kansas City Historic Jazz District)
City Capital Corporation (OTC BB: CCCN)
(the "Company") today announced that it has signed a definitive share
exchange agreement for the acquisition of ECC Vine Street Real Estate
Acquisitions, LLC ("ECC Jazz") in the Historic Jazz District of Kansas
City. The Agreement provides that City Capital will issue 6,731,364
restricted shares of its common stock to acquire the organization.
Following the transaction, ECC Jazz will be a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Company and the former shareholders of ECC Jazz will own a majority of
the shares of City Capital. Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Ephren W.
Taylor II will be appointed CEO of City Capital Corporation.
Within the Kansas City Historic Jazz District, ECC Jazz will first build 42
affordable single-family homes. Other plans also include condominiums and
shopping for the area. The Jazz District is home to the Jazz Museum and
the Negro Leagues Museum, as well as Kansas City's historic "castle," an
old jail that will be turned into a community building or museum. Unlike
the "project housing" of old, today "...cities want homeowners, not
renters," said Mr. Taylor. "People who rent never feel like it's their
home, there's no pride of ownership. People who own a home think of their
neighborhood as their own, and a sense of community evolves as a result. We
are completely revitalizing the Historic Kansas City Jazz District, and
over a hundred middle-income homebuyers have already applied through the
Community Development Corporation to purchase one of the new homes."
At 23, this acquisition makes him one of the youngest CEOs of a publicly
held company in America. Mr. Taylor has over a decade of experience in
growing companies, starting with his first 3-D game development company at
age 12. He followed that with GoFerretGo.com, raising the necessary capital
to grow the company to a book value of $3.6 million by age 17. In 2002, he
won the prestigious Kansas Entrepreneur of the Year award for his
investment strategies, originally formulated to assist churches. Along the
way, he has created a strong team with over 225 years experience in
construction, legal, accounting, marketing, and other key areas. His unique
approach of partnering with local governments for economic development has
resulted in several major municipal projects currently underway by Mr.
Taylor and his team.
The transaction is subject to approval by the majority of shareholders of
the Company.
About City Capital
City Capital is a Business Development Company (BDC) authorized by Section
54(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 to make loans and equity
investments in developing business enterprises. The Company proposes to
grow by using capital from public stockholders to invest in companies with
strong balance sheets, prospects for high profit margins, and solid
management teams in place. Stockholders will be provided the liquidity of
a publicly traded stock while participating in the benefits of investing in
privately owned growth companies.
This release contains "forward-looking statements" based on current
expectations but involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties,
including those described in the Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB for
the year ended December 31, 2005, that could cause actual events or results
to differ materially from the events or results described in the
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise. The Company's plans and objectives are based on
assumptions involving judgments with respect to future economic,
competitive and market conditions, its ability to consummate, and the
timing of acquisitions and future business decisions, all of which are
difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond
the Company's control. Therefore, there can be no assurance that any
forward-looking statement will prove to be accurate. The Company makes no
undertaking to update such forward-looking statements.
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