Cities are amping up efforts to revitalize downtown districts to attract “young and restless” college-educated graduates looking for a place to put down roots.
Cities are amping up efforts to revitalize downtown districts to attract “young and restless” college-educated graduates looking for a place to put down roots.
Quality of place can play a major role in site location decisions. Nearly two-thirds of business execs said they would be likely to highly likely to consider index scores as a factor in determining finalist communities for a project.
States across Middle America have been viewed as fly-over territory in the past, but lately they are becoming fertile ground for business investment and job growth.
Cities are looking to riverfront developments to revitalize their downtowns, but what do they need to make these projects work?
Is walkable, pedestrian-friendly infrastructure a good investment for cities? For towns like Lancaster, Calif. and others, the payoff has been tremendous.
According to the craft beer industry trade group Brewers Association, craft beer sales in 2011 totaled nearly 11.5 million barrels, and that was nearly 6 percent of all beer sold.
Baby boomers bring with them more acquired wealth than the generations before them and they will likely live longer and healthier retirements than the generations before them.
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