Community / Economic Development

Community groups and politicians are creating new strategies to bring fresh foods into low-income neighborhoods.

November 21, 2006 - Shelterforce Magazine

Kalamazoo's bold scholarship program is helping town's students and emerging as an effective economic development tool.

November 20, 2006 - Michigan Land Use Institute

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.

November 19, 2006 - The San Francisco Chronicle

City officials want to save Nuestra Culinary Ventures in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, which is facing imminent closure due to longstanding budget woes.

November 18, 2006 - The Boston Globe

The largest inner-ring suburb advocacy group in the country has an ambitious agenda for Ohio's new governor.

November 18, 2006 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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?

November 17, 2006 - Michael Castellon's Blog

In Baltimore, gentrification seems to be taking its toll on the red-light district known as "the Block."

November 16, 2006 - The Next American City

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?

November 15, 2006 - The St. Petersburg Times

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.

November 15, 2006 - The Washington Post

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?

November 15, 2006 - Shelterforce Magazine

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'.

November 15, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

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.

November 14, 2006 - CNN

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.

November 13, 2006 - The New York Times

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.

November 13, 2006 - Neil Takemoto, Mike Lydon

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.

November 12, 2006 - Basler Zeitung

An agreement has been reached between 18 countries to move forward on a long-sought plan to connect railways between Singapore and Turkey, creating a vast network expected to boost the economies of currently remote areas.

November 12, 2006 - Armenia Liberty

New development plans for the city center of the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik have city officials and residents looking optimistically towards a rebirth of a declining local economy.

November 12, 2006 - The Reykjavik Grapevine

A community in central Pennsylvania is considering rezoning land currently occupied by a mobile home park into what city leaders say is much needed commercial space.

November 10, 2006 - Centre Daily

Despite declining manufacturing employment, Chicago has continuously reinvented itself -- resulting in a thriving, diverse economy that leverages the throngs of young professionals continually attracted to the city.

November 10, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

November 9, 2006 - John M. Dugan