Smart21 Communities are Semi-Finalists in coveted Intelligent Community of the Year Awards program (New York City, USA – 16 October 2009) – The Intelligent Community Forum announced this evening its eagerly-awaited list of the Smart21 Communities of 2010. The announcement was made by Co-Founder Louis Zacharilla at an event hosted by the Swedish Consulate General in […]
Small Cities and Big Spaces are Big for Small Biz
Is Billings, Montana, the best small city to launch a new business? Forbes thinks so. Following up on a discussion about places rankings a couple weeks ago, I noticed a blurb about the Forbes Small Business magazine rankings in the November issue. Oklahoma City was chosen as the best large metropolitan area for small business startups […]
Places That Matter: National Trust Photo Contest
This just in from the National Trust for Historic Preservation: Dear John: More than 1,900 photos have been submitted to our This Place Matters campaign, sponsored by Fireman’s Fund Insurance. What an amazing display of support for places that matter all across the country! We’ve reviewed all the contest submissions and narrowed them down to twelve finalists […]
Building Resilient Communities
Communities that thrive have many different characteristics, but one common aspect is Resilience. They take hard knocks and find a way to bounce back. Eric Pages of EntreWorks Consulting has some interesting thought on Building Resilient Communities. His newsletter says to “feel free to share” so here’s the sharing: For many American communities, the past […]
Making the Grade
The only list that matters is the list that makes a place our own
Main Street Spearfish
Historic Commercial District Architecture
A Greater Grid
Policy and politics snapshot on renewable energy and smart-grid transmission technology
Cities Concerned About Broadband Stimulus
League of Minnesota Cities update on ARRA broadband funding
Broadband in every pot
Blandin Broadband Policy Seminar, Mankato, Minnesota, 16 July 2009
Commission Report on 2009 National Planning Conference
The American Planning Association convened the 2009 National Planning Conference April 25-29 in Minneapolis. As I mentioned before, I participated on the Minnesota Chapter APA Local Host Committee, co-chairing the Media Subcommittee. The Local Host Committee welcomed about 4,500 professional planners, educators, elected and appointed officials from across the United States and around the world. […]
