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The Gem City Moves Forward
Read the story in The Atlantic here. Overlooking downtown Dayton this autumn James Fallows / The Atlantic This is the first in a series of posts on the city of Dayton, Ohio. I’ve been there three times since August and am about to make another trip. Almost every trend affecting modern America is on display in […]
Economic & Business Development
How a City Talks About Itself
Sioux Falls in 2019
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Sioux Falls is Ready for Tom Hanks
A progress report
Arts
‘A River, Not A Border’: Report from Brownsville
Striving together for good health and well being in a Texas border town.
Economic & Business Development
How Danville Has Avoided Omaha’s Mistake
How the bittersweet heritage of old buildings in Danville, Virginia has helped them avoid the mistakes of Omaha..
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The Reinvention of a Downtown: Danville’s Story Part 2
A snapshot of the efforts paying off in reviving Danville's downtown.
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The Reinvention of Danville’s Downtown: Part 1
A factory town coming back
Economic & Business Development
Dead Malls, Everywhere
Readers weigh in on malls past their prime
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Dead Malls, Reborn Cities
Ideas from the readers
Economic & Business Development
What Happens to Abandoned Malls?
Opinions differ
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Fort Wayne Makes Its Own Luck
Breadth, density, and boldness of experimentation
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A Community Finding a Path Forward
The civic-renewal mix in Angola, Indiana
Economic & Business Development
Eastport Postcard
A report on progress in Eastport.
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A Big Step for Little Eastport
A new life for the Seacoast Canning Company
Economic & Business Development
Flying Into the Deep South
At the airport in Demopolis, paper mill in the background. Deborah Fallows We woke up in Demopolis, Alabama, on day two of the final journey of our American Futures series for The Atlantic. We were one day out of Washington D.C. (first installment here) and already decades away in so many ways. The weather was balmy. In the Best […]
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All Progress Is Local:
New Year's Notes from Around the Country