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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...
FreshWater Cleveland
Sydney Kornegay
30 July 2020
Ohio, United States
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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
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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...
2 June 2020
Bozeman, Montana, United States
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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;...
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 ...
7 January 2020
Gothenburg, Sweden
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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...
16 December 2019
New York, New York, United States
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1500-3000 Words
Though they started at similar points, the London Underground has become one of the most successful models of public transportation, while the New York Metro has declared a state of crisis. The reason? The London Unde...
13 December 2019
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Kansas City, Missouri is the first major U.S. city to offer free bus rides city-wide, hoping to expand access and boost the local economy. The city emulates free public transportation plans around the world, which hav...
27 November 2019
Salinas, California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Farm incubators provide aspiring farmers with training, land, and access to business networks. Across the United States, organizations like California’s Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association (ALBA) are worki...
14 November 2019
Flint, Michigan, United States
Multi-Media
Over 3000 Words
Flint, Michigan's Civic Park neighborhood struggled to make a comeback after the auto industry collapsed in their community. But the city didn't simply accept their failures; they learned from past mistakes and have b...
8 November 2019
Salida, Colorado, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
As the Mountain West transitions away from mining and other industrial economic drivers, rural cities find their way into successful economies by relying on local entrepreneurial spirit and the surrounding landscape. ...
5 November 2019
Riverside, California, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
California is one of the first states to legalize the sale of meals from the home, opening up new avenues for amateur chefs - namely immigrants, women, and people of color - who are not formally in the restaurant indu...
28 October 2019
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
As the city of Columbus struggled to find ways to attract more workers downtown without increasing parking lots, they decided to try something new: making public transit free. Local businesses put funding towards the ...
24 October 2019
Austell, Georgia, United States
Text
800-1500 Words
Cobb County, Georgia installed new license plate surveillance technology, loaned to them by the Atlanta-based company, Flock Safety. After installation, the test area saw a dramatic decrease in crime, to which Flock t...
7 October 2019
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Erie, Pennsylvania, uses creative financial incentives for companies and businesses that invest capital gains in low-income areas of the city in order to pull itself out of economic hardship caused by the decrease in ...
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