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LIVE
matters
“Why are the stronger smaller cities growing faster than most larger ones? The keys may lie in many mundane factors that are often too prosaic for urban theorists. They include things such as strong community institutions like churches.” - Forbes Magazine
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• Lecture series
• Town Hall meetings
• Symposiums
• Leadership development • Voter and civic education
• Asset-based community development
• Low income housing/home ownership* • Flexible and creative commercial spaces • Community marts
• Emergency assistance
• Social delivery coordination
* crime rates, school performance, and divorce rates are all linked to home ownership
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
• Market and community analysis • Entrepreneurial workgroups
• Public speaking training
REGIONALIZATION
• Transportation planning and coordination • Satellite campuses
• Planned and expanded county initiatives
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING
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Economic Development
