Voice Of The Nation's Cities

Mayors of the nation's big cities, heads of educational institutions, business leaders, and others have formed a national organization to advocate for cities.

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May 5, 2001, 8:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

A group of big-city mayors, including Chicago's Richard Daley, joined business leaders and university officials to create a national organization Thursday meant to become a forceful voice for cities, especially in lobbying federal officials for pro-urban policies... The group hopes to expand the much-touted urban renaissance in cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago--with their thriving downtowns and new high-tech jobs--to cities still in need of a comeback."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY:

Friday, May 4, 2001 in The Chicago Tribune

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