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  • The ‘scenery economy' reinvigorates a Montana town

    Eric Dietrich

    January 10, 2018 |

    High Country News |

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    Response Location: United States, Philipsburg, Montana

    While many rural towns have struggled to retain residents and jobs, Philipsburg, Montana has enjoyed a newly bustling downtown because of tourism brought to the town by businesses with long-term advertising and renewal investments. Although the economic benefits are clear, residents worry that permanent families still aren't moving in.

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  • Why some young professionals settle in small-town Montana

    Eric Dietrich

    January 09, 2018 |

    High Country News |

    Multi-Media |

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    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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    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 |

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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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 |

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    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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