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Entries in economic development (2)

Wednesday
03Feb2010

Joplin Wants More Business on Main Street

Check out this recent interview on KOAM with our very own Jane Richart of Upstairs Boutiques. The business owners of downtown Joplin are looking for 20 more businesses to join them on Main Street this year.

To learn more about Joplin’s Project 2010, click here to visit their Facebook Fan Page.

Monday
23Feb2009

Creative City Support for Start-Ups

From New York, NY: Amanda Styron (Emery’s daughter) sends an article on the city’s efforts to support financial start-ups in the wake of the financial crisis.

Kate Glicksberg for The New York Times The New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan. City officials plan a shift for Wall Street by promoting start-ups.

After Reversal of Fortunes,
City Takes a New Look at Wall Street

New York Region
By PATRICK McGEEHAN
Published: February 23, 2009

New York City can no longer expect the financial sector to supply high percentages of compensation or generate as much local tax revenue.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s news conference last week in a converted warehouse near the Holland Tunnel revealed a stark turnabout in his administration’s approach.

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