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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). Economic Development hype versus building the local economy. But it would have to be built into the experience.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Plus they have a bias against development to begin with, think developers are monsters because they make profits, etc. Building a local economy -- I say there is a difference between building a local economy and economic development. Most economic development planners don't know the difference.

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Small college economic issues threaten their ability to function as a community asset

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " University President Freeman Hrabowski and an agenda for urban universities ," 2021 -- " President of Washington State University dies: fostered development of the "University District" adjacent to Downtown Spokane ," 2015 -- " Universities as elements of urban/downtown revitalization: the Portland State story and more ," 2014 -- " Better2016 (..)

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Arts as production: The rock music ecosystem in West Seattle

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

We would call these "naturally occurring arts districts" in the vein of " naturally occurring retirement communities " and what I call "naturally occurring innovation districts" (" Naturally occurring innovation districts | Technology districts and the tech sector ," 2014).

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What’s the deal with rural land banks? A Q&A with West Virginia Land Stewardship Corporation Executive Director Taylor Bennett

Center for Community Progress

Across the country, small and rural communities grapple with economic challenges and an aging housing stock that leads to similar outcomes: a flood of VAD properties that threaten the health, safety, and resilience of these residents. The bill ran in 2014 and passed that same year. in West Virginia.

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How to Keep the Local Grocery Store Open: A Challenge for NC CED Professionals

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Supporting rural grocery stores has been a target of federal funding through the USDA’s Healthy Foods Financing Initiative (HFFI), first authorized in 2014. Source: Wikimedia Creative Commons, Accessed July 18, 2023.

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Capital One Arena, Wizards and Capitals may move to Alexandria | Why not the RFK campus?

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. -- " Wanted: A comprehensive plan for the "Anacostia River East" corridor ," 2012 -- " Waterfronts/rivers/canals as districts needing special and ongoing "zoning" and environmental review ," 2022 -- " The Anacostia River and considering the bridges as a unit and as a premier element of public art and civic architecture ," 2014 -- " DC has a big "Garden (..)