Commercial and Economic Development

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Fishtown on the rise: Pam Thomas, Jan 28, 2013; On East Girard Avenue, conditions are ripe for a commercial renaissance.
Philly stake: Pam Thomas, Jan 28, 2013; A model block and other new programs offer a commercial corridor in Philadelphia’s Fishtown community a chance to shine.
Lawrenceville’s big day: Dana Allwein, Jan 2, 2013; MetroEdge starts researching how to foster a grassroots mainstay in Pittsburgh.
More alike than different: Micah Gursky, Oct 21, 2012; What works in rural community development is what works in cities—especially when you plan for any differences in scale.
Asset development: Dana Allwein, Sep 25, 2012; To build stronger local businesses, one Pittsburgh neighborhood hopes tourists relish the view, then stay awhile.
Help for struggling commercial corridors: Joel Bookman, Sep 24, 2012; The new MetroEdge tab gives information about how this commercial corridor support program works, as well as examples of how it has made a difference around the country.
Surviving and thriving in the new normal: Jim Capraro, Jul 23, 2012; The American economy might be on the rebound. If neighborhoods are to share in the recovery, they’ll need to adapt to some structural changes.
Perspective from Los Angeles: Loreal Mallett, Jul 16, 2012; A Q&A with LISC LA’s Claudia Lima about budget crises, cultural preservation and different kinds of community capital.
Connecting to regional markets: John McCarron, Jun 25, 2012; Six cities strategize on how to hitch poor neighborhoods to their metro regions’ economic engines
Cultural assets feed a commercial corridor: Joseph Horiye, Jun 18, 2012; In San Diego, the City Heights community is using its diversity to create an international destination point on El Cajon Boulevard.
Data jump: Pam Thomas, Jun 18, 2012; With surprising insights from market analysis, supporters of commercial corridors in two Rhode Island communities are energized for improvements.
In Richmond, beautification means business: Adrienne Bowers and Bonnie Newman Davis, May 14, 2012; New spring energy is pouring into the Greater Fulton community in Richmond, Virginia, where careful planning is leading to beautification of the commercial corridor and beyond.
Five steps to revitalization: Elizabeth Duffrin, Apr 23, 2012; If your commercial corridor needs more stores, more customers or more energy, consider these tips.
Commercial corridor connection: Real Estate Lit, Feb 6, 2012; A Q&A with Jake Cowan about how MetroEdge approaches commercial corridor revitalization in 2012.
A coalition you never thought you’d see: John McCarron, Jan 30, 2012; When it comes to the housing crisis, leafy suburbs are sharing the pain with gritty urban communities. Maybe they should start sharing the solutions, too.
Big ideas sparked by the housing crisis: Carl Vogel, Jan 30, 2012; A six-city discussion of housing, regional development and urban neighborhoods expanded into a wider conversation.
High Tech for Small Firms: Carl Vogel, Jan 23, 2012; A new Online Resource Center is a quick and easy way to get some tips about how to get the most from the Internet for your local businesses.
Working in Rhode Island to improve state economic efforts in cities: By Pamela Thomas, Dec 5, 2011; Rhode Island LISC is aiming to improve local economy in two cities and raise the quality of life of their residents. And that's just what Gov. Lincoln Chafee wants to do.
Fulton goal is gradual business development: By Adrienne Bowers, Nov 28, 2011; Don’t expect a major chain grocery store to fill the commercial void in the Fulton neighborhood of Richmond, Va., anytime soon. Do expect to see a gradual business development in the…
Sunnyslope — on the upswing: By Pamela Thomas, Nov 28, 2011; LISC consultants are working to improve business conditions on Hatcher Road, a commerical corridor in the Sunnyslope neighborhood of Phoenix at the foot of the local S mountain.
Nurturing neighborhood improvement — the rural way: By Patrick T. Reardon, Nov 7, 2011; In rural areas, such as Uniontown, Pa., the LISC model of Building Sustainable Communities is carried out in a manner similar to the way it's done in city neighborhoods. But with one key difference.
Providing good food and economic development "in a big, big way": By Patrick T. Reardon, Nov 7, 2011; Joe Bute is trying to get people to stop thinking about the food hub he's developing in Republic, Pa., only as a nice thing to do. "It constitutes economic development in a big, big way," he says.
Neighborhoods and jobs: By Eileen Figel, Oct 31, 2011; What role can communities play in bringing jobs to the region and connecting local residents to these jobs? In a recent newsletter, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago focuses on that question.
"Jobs anywhere" is not enough: By Andriana Abariotes, Oct 24, 2011; The "Urban 2.0" Inner City Economic Summit in Chicago focused on the next generation of jobs and business needed to improve the vitality of inner city communities and opportunities for the people who…
Working to break free from the past: By Bonnie Newman Davis, Oct 24, 2011; Four days after the Fourth of July this summer, residents of the Fulton community met to chart what they hope will be a new economic independence for the Richmond, Va., neighborhood.