Ways to save your small town with Becky McCray and Deb Brown
First, location doesn’t matter. More and more people are working remotely and/or creating their own entrepreneurial businesses. Is your town ready for new people? Have you got cool housing (think lofts, downtown living) for younger people? Is your …
[Read more...] about What will the future look like for small towns?
That’s not actually true. I did read your article. And I shook my head through the whole thing. And I set aside being busy long enough to write down a few thoughts in response. You went with the “this town is dying, all of …
[Read more...] about Sorry I didn’t read your “rural is dying” article
Someone has to be first. It takes a brave person, or group of persons to step up to the plate and say "We'll go first. We believe in this town. We think our business idea is sound and we want to open a business here." The first group of folks …
Richard Florida is one of the most widely-read urban theorists, author of several books related to the Creative Class. He's long been an advocate for urban areas, urbanization, and urban life. His writings have popularized a move towards focusing on …
[Read more...] about Every place has people and assets to build on
You don’t need to be born and raised in a town to believe it can be the best town to live and work in. Mark Benner, the Chamber Director moved to Eloy to help take care of his mom. Jon Vlaming, the Community Development Director for the …
[Read more...] about Eloy, Arizona – It Starts With Believers (Part two)
Eloy, Arizona is a town of about 16,000 located 50 miles northwest of Tucson. Mark Benner is the Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce and Mark took advantage of our Tour of Empty Buildings Toolkit. I was in Tucson for Chamber professional …
[Read more...] about Eloy, Arizona – Is There Possibility There? (part one)
