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How Are Economic Developers Partnering to Solve Workforce Challenges?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

To attract, retain and expand businesses in today’s tight labor market, economic development organizations (EDOs) are becoming more involved than ever in partnerships to help meet employers’ talent pipeline and training needs. Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation in Pa.; The community programs share many similar drivers.

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Singapore’s National Library Board aims to unlock country’s rich heritage with AR app built by AWS Partner NCS

AWS Public Sector Blog

Creating an immersive cultural experience with NCS-AWS’ Cloud Innovation for Communities program Without an existing product on the market that met their requirements, the NCS CIC program set out to create their own solution. Space: Encourage users to explore other iconic landmarks within the vicinity and district.

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How do you make the ground floor of an arena strengthen the area around it, rather than diminish it? | Philadelphia 76ers

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Note that when I started out in revitalization work, DAG's Urban Design Evaluation Tool helped me think about how to approach proposals for new development in a systematic and "demanding" fashion. If we develop it right, and we include that impactful community program module, we can change the whole brand of Baltimore.”

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Educating Up to Streamline the Grant Writing Process

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Perhaps you were coordinating a community program or project for a nonprofit or local government and needed a way to sustain those important efforts. Most people fall into grant writing almost by chance. Maybe someone recognized your writing skills and voila! You were “voluntold.” Either way, those writing skills drew you in.

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Programming for Success in Parks and Recreation

Let's Talk Parks

Most importantly, how do we ensure these community programs are acccessible and inclusive for our community? In this conversation, Becky sits down with Chris Bass (Parks & Recreation Director, City of Douglasville) to discuss the in’s and out’s of programming for success. A lack of resources?

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University of Utah University Neighborhood Partners program and community revitalization in West side Salt Lake City/County

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In " Back to School #3: College " (2016) I mention a number of elements (slightly edited): -- In most communities, colleges and universities are major property owners, and even developers (" Project Rehab, University City District, Philadelphia: Best Practice Neighborhood Stabilization Program ," " What do universities owe abutting communities?

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Avangrid Teaming Up With DFSMFC To Empower Local Women

The Whistle Post

Dress for Success empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. benefit will celebrate the success stories and supporters of this vital community program. The Purse-suit of Success!