I’ve had some free time to catch up on my reading and two books that I’ve recently finished I recommend to anyone interested in larger economic development issues.  Both of these books, “The Other America:  Poverty in the United States” written by Michael Harrington and first published in 1962 and “The Post-American World” written by [...]

Back on March 19th I outlined the general theory behind neighborhood and community based economic development strategies.  Now, after a few short diversions, I’d like to return to the topic of neighborhood and community development by outlining some specific strategies.
The first specific neighborhood and community based economic development strategy is better known as “Community Building”.  [...]

Earlier this morning (April 1, 2010) at the Downtown Improvement Association’s (http://www.renodowntown.com/) monthly membership meeting, Nevada Secretary of State, Mr. Ross Miller, made a presentation about the 2010 Census and various economic development services and resources available through the Nevada Secretary of State’s Office.  Here are a few highlights from his presentation.
First, it’s important to [...]