Community / Economic Development
After Thanksgiving, Communities Celebrate 'Buy Local Day'
In the city of Portland, local business owners and politicians are calling on the city's residents to counter the massive day-after-Thanksgiving commercial consumption by supporting the local economy on Saturday's third annual "Buy Local Day".
Miami Looks To Build Downtown Ballpark
Despite a large gap in funding, the City of Miami and Miami-Dade County are hopeful that a downtown Miami ballpark could be built for the Florida Marlins, adding to the synergy of the new performing arts center and American Airlines Arena.
Bringing The Knowledge Economy To Town
The city of Columbia, South Carolina, is crafting an innovative strategy to woo high-tech industries in conjunction with a new downtown research campus.
A Steel Mill, A Wal-Mart, And A City In Need Of Jobs
The opening of new retail power center on the site of a former steel mill in Cleveland, including the city's first Wal-mart, is powerful juxtaposition of the area's former economic lifeblood and the new direction of economic development -- big-box retail.
New Upscale Hotel Threatens Music City's Soul
In Nashville, a debate ensues over an eco-friendly hotel and condominium project that may change the character of a funky downtown commercial strip that dates from the 1940s.
Healthy Foods, Strong Communities
Community groups and politicians are creating new strategies to bring fresh foods into low-income neighborhoods.
Scholarship Program Yielding Big Results For City
Kalamazoo's bold scholarship program is helping town's students and emerging as an effective economic development tool.
What To Do With The Stadium When The Team Leaves?
Contrary to popular belief, the City of Oakland made very little profit, if any, on having the Oakland Athletics play at the McAfee Coliseum. The baseball team's pending move within Alameda County frees the stadium for more lucrative events.
Boston Moves To Save Restaurant Incubator
City officials want to save Nuestra Culinary Ventures in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, which is facing imminent closure due to longstanding budget woes.
Ohio's First Suburb's Consortium
The largest inner-ring suburb advocacy group in the country has an ambitious agenda for Ohio's new governor.
Friday Funny: First Advertising Visible From Space
Kentucky Fried Chicken became the world's first logo visible from outer space by unveiling a record-breaking 87,500 square feet, updated Colonel Sanders logo in the Area 51 desert. Will cities need to begin regulating space advertising?
Should Red-Light Districts Be Saved?
In Baltimore, gentrification seems to be taking its toll on the red-light district known as "the Block."
Florida Approves Constitutional Amendment Limiting Eminent Domain
Sixty-nine percent of Florida's voters approved an amendment to the State's Constitution to limit government ability to take property for private development. How will this homeowner victory impact the revitalization efforts of cities?
An Urban Village Copes With Too Much Success
The appeal of Clarendon, Virginia, a homey neighborhood outside Washington, D.C., is threatening to wipe out its quirky character with a wave of upscale chain retailers, high-end restaurants, and luxury condominiums.
The Prevailing Wage Question
Should the people who build low-income housing get a prevailing wage? Community developers say they can't afford to pay it, but can they really fight poverty if they don't?
Paris Wants To Woo The 'Creative Class'
Once a magnet for writers, painters and other artistic types, Paris' Mayor wants the city to attract the laptop toting young bohemians that represent the new 'creative class'.
The Ballpark Stadium of the Future
The Oakland A's sign a deal with the technology company Cisco to replace the Oakland Coleseum for a high-tech new ballpark which will set the standard for future stadiums.
The Price Of Professional Sports Teams
With growing doubt over the economic development potential for major league teams, Seattle is the latest city to reject public financing for a professional sports venue.
How Cities Compete In The Media Economy
American cities suffer from outdated infrastructure that inhibits the local economy and quality of life. Those cities that can evolve to meet the needs of the information age will be the ones to prosper immensely in the next 10-20 years.
Extended Hours Does Little For Swiss Shopping Center
Depsite a change in local laws that let businesses stay open 90 minutes later, few businesses in the northwestern Swiss city of Basel have extended hours, worrying officials that their idea of creating the "largest shopping center in the region" has fallen short.
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