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The Power of Urban Sports (Or, Why Detroit Can Take the Lead)

April 6, 2015

Just as professional sports franchises can be an economic boon to urban neighborhoods, so too is there power and influence in the stadium and physical property itself. Facilities compete with one another for th...

Confirmed: Sprawl and Bad Transit Increase Unemployment

Angie Schmitt

November 3, 2014

Economic Development, Transportation

Since the 1960s and the earliest days of job sprawl, the theory of “spatial mismatch” — that low-income communities experience higher unemployment because they are isolated from employment centers – has shaped ...

Want to get people back to work? Fill the basic skills gap

Lee Chilcote

November 2, 2014

Culture, Economic Development

Low-income workers like Tawnee McCluskey often lack the basic skills needed to find a good job. To bridge the gap, experts says it's essential to invest in training. Yet despite millions of people out of work, ...

Tennessee Brewery: Untapped potential

Richard J. Alley

May 2, 2014

Economic Development

From Crosstown to Binghampton, Memphis has proven that temporary neighborhood activation projects can yield long-term results. With Tennessee Brewery: Untapped events ready for rollout this week, the city is on...

Sochi Olympic Stadium entrance rendering. Image courtesy of populous.com

Creating a “Russian Cannes” out of Olympic Sochi

John Cruz

February 7, 2014

Economic Development, Featured

Athletes, spectators, media crews and a small army of security have begun to ascend upon the the resort city Sochi in Russia's south Caucasus region. While it's attracting a world-class crowd set on cheering fo...

Columbus Rediscovers Its Riverfront

Patrick Hewitt

January 16, 2014

Economic Development

Columbus, Ohio is a city famous as a state capital, a center of art, and for its massive university—not for its natural features. But in the coming years, it could be. Columbus' two rivers — the Olentangy and S...

Downtown Dayton, Ohio. Photo by koolade624 on Flickr.

$33.5 million project moves forward in downtown Dayton

Liz Hayden

January 9, 2014

Economic Development

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The Water Street Redevelopment Project, a proposed mixed-use development in downtown Dayton, Ohio, has been approved by the Dayton City Commission and continues to move forward. This is exciting news for Dayton...

907 Main St, Cambridge. Photo by Lawrence Barriner II.

899-907 Main Street: An Uncertain Future

John Cruz

January 1, 2014

Videos

907 Main St, Cambridge. Photo by Lawrence Barriner II. The Fall 2013 MIT course for In This Building took a look at the building at 900 Main Street and studied the question: If it's worth more torn down tha...

Lessons in Public Private Partnerships

Liz Hayden

December 10, 2013

Economic Development, Featured

In 2003, the buildings formerly known as the mercantile buildings in downtown Hamilton, Ohio were two weeks from their demolition date. After years of neglect, the floors of the two buildings, built in 1897, ha...

Movement 2010 at Hart Plaza in Detroit, MI.

Detroit’s Music Scene Valued at $1.15 Billion with Room to Grow

Chris Matus

December 4, 2013

Culture, Economic Development, Featured

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In addition to my health, friends and family, I had something unexpected to celebrate this past Thanksgiving: the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF) is returning to the city on July 4, 2014. DEMF’s return...

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