Title
& Description
News Outlet
& Journalist
Date
& Location
MEDIA TYPE
& LENGTH
Next City
Rebecca Greenwald
30 April 2021
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The Live Venue Recovery Fund offers a path for independent music operators to purchase their venue. The fund buys the properties, and collects rent, but are limited to a 12% return rate and the contract lays out a pat...
8 April 2021
Oakland, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
The 8th Street Collective, a loose organization of Oakland food industry workers, and Oakland Bloom, a group that supports refugee and immigrant chefs, opened a new restaurant, bar, and community hub space. A team of ...
Grady Newsource
Abir Saberi
17 March 2021
Athens, Georgia, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Georgia’s Racial Justice Centering Committee, part of the University of Georgia’s United Campus Workers, runs the Racial Justice, Labor, and the South Book Club at the Avid Bookshop. The moderator-led discussions prov...
8 January 2021
Wichita, Kansas, United States
Text
Over 3000 Words
A handful of entrepreneurial individuals in Kansas have found success in starting businesses during the pandemic by leveraging customer needs and pandemic relief funding. Although this business plan isn't "foolproof,"...
24 December 2020
Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
A community currency was introduced to boost the local economy in the Berkshires region of Massachusetts. $133,000 worth of BerkShares, as the currency is known, are in circulation and accepted by small businesses in ...
12 October 2020
Texas, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, small business in Texas are struggling to stay afloat. A university sponsored crash course might help struggling businesses find solutions catered to their community. 58 communities partic...
22 September 2020
San Francisco, California, United States
Text
Under 800 Words
The Shared Spaces program is a pandemic-driven initiative that increases outdoor dining space in commercial areas. The initiative made the permit process more user friendly and less expensive. Over 1,200 outdoor dinin...
Rafu Shimpo
Tomoko Nagai
Gwen Muranka
5 September 2020
Los Angeles, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Business counseling for struggling entrepreneurs has been crucial for small businesses trying to get back on their feet in the aftermath of the shutdown. The Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program was specifica...
23 August 2020
Marion, Ohio, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The city of Marion, Ohio, has allocated an alley for use as a community hub where diners can eat, families can frolick, and revelers can listen to live music. The space has benefitted the local economy, encouraging re...
FreshWater Cleveland
Sydney Kornegay
30 July 2020
Ohio, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Local businesses in Northeastern Ohio pivoted their operations to manufacture supplies needed to fight Covid-19 in an effort to fill a dire public need while preserving jobs for their employees. Employees were trained...
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Gregory Scruggs
9 July 2020
Tenino, Washington, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Facing the economic strain from the financial fallout caused by the coronavirus crisis, Tenino is printing its own money like it once did in the wake of the Great Depression. The small town in Washington has issued at...
La Voz de Guanacaste
Eduardo Costa
3 July 2020
Costa Rica
Text
800-1500 Words
In Costa Rica, the Guanacaste Chamber of Fishermen, known as CPG launched an initiative to help local fisherman making a living during the pandemic. Most of them sold their product to hotels, but due to the pandemic, ...
12 June 2020
Tenino, Washington, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
The town of Tenino, Washington has begun to print their own unique money during the coronavirus pandemic to both ward of the economic fallout and help those who are facing financial insecurity. Similar to efforts from...
2 June 2020
Bozeman, Montana, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
In Montana, a group of professionals were brought together to collaborate on the pandemic recovery effort underway in Bozeman, with the economic development director at the helm. Known as the Bozeman Economic Recovery...
21 May 2020
Warrenton, Virginia, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
As the U.S attempts to reopen, restaurant owners from California to Florida are expanding their restaurants into nearby outdoor space, including sidewalks and parking lots. In doing so, they are able to offer patrons ...
30 April 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
CNote has provided a source of funding for federally certified Community Development Financial Institutions by pooling cash from foundations, bigger banks, philanthropists, and donor-advised funds to counter the lack ...
20 April 2020
Seoul, South Korea
Text
800-1500 Words
South Korea's successful response to the pandemic goes beyond containing the virus; it has also supported its art scene at a time when the arts seem to be on the backburner. Commerical galleries have been allowed to r...
Next City
Gregory Scruggs
15 April 2020
Syria
Text
800-1500 Words
A combination of agencies, charities, and business owners have been working toward the goal of rebuilding Syrian cities by focusing on souks, or markets, dating back centuries. Bringing the souks back to life was a re...
11 April 2020
United States
Text
Under 800 Words
Theaters across the country have been forced to find virtual alternatives to reach their audience. For the price of a ticket, theater companies are offering access to videos of recorded shows with links that expire af...
24 February 2020
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Black Girl Ventures levels the playing field for women of color who seek capital for their business ventures. Entrepreneurs are invited to pitch their ideas at crowdfunded sessions, which means the funding varies depe...
7 February 2020
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Text
800-1500 Words
Empowering young entrepreneurs fosters new, sustainable, and inclusive approaches to design and fashion. In Brazil, designers from Aglomerado da Serra, a favela in Belo Horizonte, are using up-cycling to make a more s...
27 January 2020
Portland, Maine, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Universities situated in the right market have proven to jumpstart innovation and technological hubs across the country, from San Diego to Boston. Now, Portland, Maine is testing out the economic impact and growth of ...
14 January 2020
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Founded in Pittsburgh, Honeycomb Credit expands to Philadelphia as a way to offer small businesses help with microfinance challenges. The company hosts a platform that allows businesses to create fundraising profiles;...
7 January 2020
Gothenburg, Sweden
Text
1500-3000 Words
With a sustainable, multi-sector collaboration-based approach to urban planning, the cities of Gothenburg, Sweden and Málaga, Spain both won a "Smart Tourism" award to jumpstart 2020. Gothenburg utilizes app technolog...
Governing
David Kidd
7 January 2020
Rochester, New York, United States
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
In 2016, the city of Rochester, NY partnered with Kiva—a crowd-funded microlender—to serve aspiring or established small-business owners. Their partnership offers interest-free loans, and already 20 of the loans have ...
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