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The Importance of Local Economies Amid an Increasingly Globalized World

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Nicholas Adcock joined the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce in 2009 as the Community Development Coordinator and rose through positions of Communications & Marketing Manager and Governmental Affairs Manager before becoming the organization's Vice President in 2013. Learn more about Nicholas Adcock via [link].

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More systematic equity and revitalization planning as an imperative and opportunity in the suburbs: Northern Virginia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The report, “ Lost Opportunities: The Persistence of Disadvantaged Neighborhoods in Northern Virginia ,” compares census data from 2009-13 and 2017-21 for Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties and the city of Alexandria to understand the social and economic changes the region has experienced over time.

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Nicholas Adcock: The Importance of Local Economies Amid an Increasingly Globalized World

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Nicholas Adcock joined the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce in 2009 as the Community Development Coordinator and rose through positions of Communications & Marketing Manager and Governmental Affairs Manager before becoming the organization's Vice President in 2013. Learn more about Nicholas Adcock via [link].

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The Importance of Local Economies Amid an Increasingly Globalized World w/ Nicholas Adcock

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Nicholas Adcock joined the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce in 2009 as the Community Development Coordinator and rose through positions of Communications & Marketing Manager and Governmental Affairs Manager before becoming the organization's Vice President in 2013. Learn more about Nicholas Adcock via [link].

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Creative Placemaking in Braddock, Pennsylvania

Center for Community Progress

The fellows are also their engaging curious neighbors with posters and prompts to ask what kind of food they hope to see in their future store. In 2009, the nonprofit Greater Valley Community Services opened their doors in a former Salvation Army building.

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Over Forty National, Local, and Land Bank Stakeholders Join Community Progress in Asking Bank Regulators to Strengthen the CRA

Center for Community Progress

The National Community Reinvestment Coalition notes that from 2009 to 2020, more than $4 trillion dollars in CRA-qualified lending went to homeowners and businesses in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, pointing to the massive significance of the CRA and its impact on communities across the US.

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Linda Lenz, founding editor of Catalyst Chicago, dies at 77 | Technical assistance for local schools advocates

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

And so like my belief in civic engagement training for people participating in planning issues, I believe the same is true for schools. Then again, we could provide all the civic engagement and technical assistance in the world and maybe the outcomes would be the same. They were inchoate. Without a narrative you lose by default.