Tactical, High-Impact Improvements for Small Town Main Street
from Opticos Design “Not all planning projects are costly or take years to complete and/or implement. Small, tactical moves can […]
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FINANCE STRATEGIES for SMALL CITIES and TOWNS.
THE IDEA OF A FINANCIAL STRATEGY. In business, this idea would be about the business model for the enterprise, a
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“The Company Town, The Industrial Edens and Satanic Mills that Shaped the American Economy” by Hardy Green
This is a big book. Story after story of exploitive towns, utopian towns, satellite industrial towns, and towns dominated, but
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AIF Florida Water Forum 2021
The 11th Annual Florida Water Forum will be held September 30 – October 1 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
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Corrine Drive, A Local Haunt at an In-Between, Heretofore Overlooked Location.
Corrine Drive has become a place, in addition to being a poorly maintained road. The place is interesting; interesting to
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Ideal Neighborhood Character Blends Order, Uniqueness
Neighborhood character is incredibly important to overall perception of neighborhood quality. We’re not going to define this important community development
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“The Firm, The Story of McKinsey and its Influence on American Business” by Duff McDonald
Purpose of the Firm. A book about a business consulting firm may seem off-point to the creation of a knowledge
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SIMSOC, The Coordinator’s Manual by William A. Gamson with Larry G. Peppers
An Overview. SIMSOC (which is pronounced sim-sock and stands for simulated society) is the most versatile role-playing game in the
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“Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath” by Ted Koppel
Implications for Small Cities and Towns. Electricity is the essential infrastructure in America’s economy and society. Small cities and towns have
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The Business Sector Worries about Affordable Housing.
CharacterTowns.org mined recent articles, focusing on affordable housing and concerns of the industrial sector. In all of the articles, the