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Why some young professionals settle in small-town Montana

Eric Dietrich

January 09, 2018 |

High Country News |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Libby, Montana

Despite the brain drain struggle that some Montana small towns face, young professionals are finding reasons to move back to the state and towns they call home. Some towns have tried specific strategies, such as promoting good public schools and reaching out to alumni when good job opportunities become available. For others, professionals are drawn to the community and more relaxed pace of life. Still, towns are continuing to fight in creative ways for talent to come back home.

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Meet the Woman Who's Boosting Arizona's Mom-and-Pop Business Culture

Fran Korten

December 13, 2017 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Phoenix, Arizona

Kimber Lanning, is the founder of Local First Arizona, a coalition of local businesses with 3,200 members, making it the largest in the country. Local First helps local businesses obtain the resources they need to compete with large corporations. They also try to educate people and dispel myths they have about buying local

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The Town Where Public Toilets Are Everywhere

Harriet Noble

October 31, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Germany, Bremen

In cities all around the world, locals as well as tourists struggle to find adequate public restrooms. In Bremen, Germany, a creative partnership is solving the public restroom problem. “The Nice Toilet” initiative allows the local government to pay small businesses a stipend in exchange for putting a sign in their window notifying visitors of their public toilets. The government saves money, businesses make money, and visitors are happier.

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Chicago Designer Offers a Model for Repurposing Closed Public Schools

Nina Feldman

October 27, 2017 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

In the aftermath of Chicago closing almost 50 public schools, urban designers are testing creative uses to keep the buildings functioning as community spaces. Overton Elementary is being transformed into the Overton Business and Technology Incubator, a space for local businesses. The developer is deliberately working with locals to involve the neighborhood in the building process and keep the space accessible to the community.

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How hip housing helped bring donuts to Spenard

Anne Hillman

October 24, 2017 |

Alaska Public Media |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Anchorage, Alaska

In an under-developed area of Anchorage Alaska, a development project run by Cook Inlet Housing is transforming the community. The development project is bringing in new businesses that are taking advantage of the infrastructure and location of this part of the city. This could attract more businesses and be a positive addition to the community.

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Two entrepreneurs create a Latinx Yelp

Rosario Bonilla

September 14, 2017 |

Boyle Heights Beat |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Two Latina entrepreneurs in Los Angeles teamed up to build Shop Latinx, an Instagram and web platform that makes it easy to support Latinx-owned businesses. The platform has amassed over 13,000 followers in its first year, and it recently launched a crowdfunding campaign with the goal of making the platform financially sustainable down the road. Shop Latinx averages 35,000 views each month, and it is spreading out of Los Angeles and around the country.

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Clean Energy's Role in Recession Recovery

Henry Litman

September 12, 2017 |

Clean Energy Finance Forum |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

There are state differences in green investment and this can affect the economy of each, especially post-recession. Green investing can create more jobs and have an indirect impact by encouraging more business due to cheaper electric bills from greater use of renewable energy.

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How Bon Iver Saved Eau Claire

David Lepeska

August 25, 2017 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Eau Claire, Washington

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, once a booming Midwestern industrial town, began to struggle after manufacturing plants closed, leading to job loss and blight downtown. However, recent years have shown urban renewal, and it is clear that arts saved the city. The proposed Confluence Arts Center has already led to $120 million in investment in the heart of Eau Claire’s downtown. Economic growth, further enhanced by the Eaux Claires Music Festival each year, has put the city on a path to revitalization.

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The Maasai brand is valuable — and it should belong to the Maasai people

Meg Brindle

July 28, 2017 |

One |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Kenya

The Maasai are the "tall, elegant, and distinctively dressed" people living in Africa. Their image is usually used to represent all Africans and is being culturally appropriated by western companies without any profit to the Maasai people. The Maasai IP Initiative to help them trademark and protect their brand.

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Columbus, Ga., used as model in downtown Prattville's renaissance

Marty Roney

June 08, 2017 |

The Montgomery Advertiser |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Prattville, Alabama

Alabama's Historic Prattville Redevelopment Authority has emulated the successful downtown revitalization project in Columbus, Georgia, in an effort to address vacant industrial sites and a blighted downtown. Through a collaboration with local entrepreneurs, a private real estate company, the Chamber of Commerce, and other departments and members of the local government, the HPRA is transforming the small city. Several local business prepare to open, the old cotton gin mill will open new apartments, and recent community events demonstrate an increasing public interest in a revitalized downtown Prattville.

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