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In the news: Diverse leadership = jobs?: Mid-sized cities get hip to attract young professionals (USA Today cover story)
In the news: Seattle vs. Cleveland: And the winner is…: Seattle. Yawn. Brain-Gain Cities Attract Educated Young (Washington Post cover story) By
In the news: Francis Ford Coppola’s CoolTown: Perhaps we’ll be able to see a next generation CoolTown in less
Investing in ‘Entrepreneur Villages: The Conflict: Visionary municipalities have an overriding interest in improving their quality
Gazelles + Economic Gardening = Prosperity: Gazelles: There are two kinds of entrepreneurs – the ones that do
Some rather hip mayors…: The image to the left is the Wynkoop brewpub in Lower Downtown
Why are entrepreneurs important to cities?: Entrepreneurs create jobs. Just about every Fortune 500 company has a story
Ah, to be an entrepreneur: Entrepreneur: A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a
Investing in the CoolTown ‘resort: Resort: A place frequented by people for relaxation or recreation Recreation: Refreshment
The CoolTown ‘workplace resort village: The image above is a hint at what a CoolTown workplace resort
Learning from resort main streets: Look ma, no cars! See yesterday’s blog to better understand why. Look
Why are resort towns so pedestrian-oriented, so cool?: To answer that, it may be best to ask one of the