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Older suburbs will need more creative community development strategies
Published on December 17, 2013
Limited financial growth, especially in property tax revenue will restrict the ability of local municipalities to redevelop declining and blighted neighborhoods. -
Develop Iosco’s Youth entrepreneurship program sees successful outcome in first session
Published on December 16, 2013
Iosco County’s next generation presented with successful entrepreneurship program. -
Start to plan a winter adventure in your own backyard
Published on December 16, 2013
Michigan is truly a four-season destination with something for everyone. Get out and enjoy “Pure” Michigan in the winter. -
Essential hospitality and tourism practices for small businesses
Published on December 16, 2013
Ireland Tourism Board has a website aimed at improving and increasing income for hospitality businesses - information that any small business could find useful. -
Detroit’s land use patterns date back to the 1940s
Published on December 13, 2013
Land use patterns from the 1940s show a preference for single-family residential development for the City of Detroit. -
What is a winter city’s placemaking strategy?
Published on December 10, 2013
The ‘coolest’ winter cities equate snow, ice and cold to outdoor recreation, festivals and tourism dollars, turning what some might consider a ‘bad hand’ into a ‘full-house’ on which to double-down. -
Form-based codes and winter cities make for a hot combination
Published on December 10, 2013
A good form-based code can help a winter city ‘crank up the heat’ of public street life by creating compact, mixed-use neighborhoods and more. -
Interested in the Michigan winery business? Attend the 2014 Michigan Grape & Wine Conference
Published on December 9, 2013
Growers, winery owners and those interested in the business will benefit from the wide selection of topics at the Michigan Grape & Wine Conference Feb. 26-28, 2014 at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme, Mich. -
Community-business collaboration: Share exchange helps keep dollars local
Published on November 21, 2013
Communities businesses working together can create a viable economy that re-circulates dollars and celebrates locality as a strategy. -
Two approaches to recycling in northwest Michigan
Published on November 21, 2013
Northern Michigan communities are working hard to improve recycling rates.