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Inc. May 1, 2000 Mike Hofman |
Urban Outfitters Big-city mayors are eager to make revivified inner cities a part of their legacies... Cleveland... Denver... Chicago... Austin... |
Inc. June 2005 Michael E. Porter |
More Tales of the Inner City A remarkable group of entrepreneurs deserves credit for transforming America's toughest neighborhoods. But there is still much that cities can and must do to support these crucial growth companies. |
Inc. June 2006 Leigh Buchanan |
The 2006 Inner City 100 Good businesses, good neighbors, good stories: the fastest-growing urban companies in America. |
Reason December 2002 John McClaughry |
Mustering the Little Platoons One mayor's attempt to create active citizens is chronicled in Putting Faith in Neighborhoods: Making Cities Work Through Grassroots Citizenship, by Stephen Goldsmith. |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Roger O. Crockett |
From Projects to Progress in Chicago A massive renewal effort that stresses new housing, community services, and commercial development is turning neighborhoods around. |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Aaron Bernstein |
Pitting Markets vs. Poverty Harvard's Michael Porter talks about some surprising strengths in inner cities and how capitalist forces can help improve their lot |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Aaron Bernstein |
An Inner-City Renaissance The nation's ghettos are making surprising strides. Will the gains last? |
Entrepreneur December 2001 C.J. Prince |
(W)inner City When it comes to untapped entrepreneurial potential, the city's where it's at... |
Inc. May 1, 2002 Mike Hofman |
The Inner City 100 The Inner City 100, year four. The fastest-growing businesses based in some of America's poorest neighborhoods continue to fascinate us... |
Inc. June 2006 Leigh Buchanan |
What Is an Inner City Company? The Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, which compiles this annual list, defines inner cities as core urban areas - excluding central business districts - with higher unemployment and poverty rates and lower median incomes than their surrounding metropolitan statistical areas. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Stan Luxenburg |
Urban Magic Earvin "Magic" Johnson has helped prove that there is money to be made by retail developers in underserved inner-city markets that have not seen private investment in decades. |
Entrepreneur January 2009 Tiffany Meyers |
Where it's Greener Implementing some of the most innovative, far-ranging environmental programs and plans for residents and, in particular, business owners, the 10 cities featured here have earned themselves a rightful place on Entrepreneur's sustainability map. |
Inc. May 2004 Mike Hofman |
Q&A with Michael Porter Harvard professor and urban booster Michael Porter explains the vital role that growing companies play in the inner city. |
CFO February 1, 2005 Don Durfee |
Big City Blues Sooner rather than later, businesses will feel the effects of local budget shortfalls, through higher taxes and fees, crumbling roads and bridges, and smaller police departments. Simply relocating may not be the answer --- many suburbs now face the same fiscal pressures as inner cities. |
Inc. April 23, 2003 |
Inner City 100 Impact Index Inner City 100 companies impact their communities in more ways than just providing jobs to workers in America's urban areas. |
Reason May 2005 |
Letters Letters to the editor about the prior articles, "Live Free and Die of Boredom" and "Crime-Friendly Neighborhoods." |
Fast Company August 8, 2011 Sridhar Pappu |
What's Next For Michael Bloomberg As New York's mayor looks beyond politics and business, how far can the billionaire push his philanthropy and urban ideas? |
Inc. May 1, 2000 |
The Second Annual Inner City 100 ...we present the 100 fastest-growing businesses in America's urban cores and highlight the methods used to build them. Because of their locations, the companies honored here sometimes find life a little more challenging than many other businesses do... |
Foundation News & Commentary Mar/Apr 2006 Root & Hallen |
Rocking the Cradle of Modern Philanthropy In Pittsburgh, the city where captains of industry once reigned over a smoke-filled landscape, a foundation-led quality-of-life revolution is under way. |
Mother Jones August 1999 Dashka Slater |
Jerry Brown Gets Real He's been a seminary student, a progressive governor, a presidential hopeful, and a populist radio host. This time around, the new mayor of Oakland is remaking himself into a hard-nosed urban pragmatist. |
Fast Company May 2009 Ellen McGirt |
Fast Cities: Tucson Mayor Robert E. Walkup has turned Tucson into a place where health and public safety aren't an afterthought, but an integral part of municipal planning. |
Geotimes August 2003 Larry Kennedy |
A Geological Path to City Hall A former geology student, John Hickenlooper is now a political legend, the little-known entrepreneur who climbed from single digits in the polls only six weeks before the May election to win it outright. |
BusinessWeek June 25, 2007 Tom Lowry |
The CEO Mayor How New York's Mike Bloomberg is creating a new model for public service that places pragmatism before politics. |
Teacher Magazine May 2000 Catherine Gewertz |
In Jerry We Trust The biggest test of Brown's leadership may lie ahead. |
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider |
Why Boston's City Hall Wants A Chief Digital Officer Mayor Marty Walsh announced last Wednesday that the city, which anchors America's third-largest startup hub, is launching a huge initiative for local high-tech firms. |
Reason June 2000 Bill Steigerwald |
Death by Wrecking Ball Pittsburgh and the politics of eminent domain |
BusinessWeek April 21, 2011 |
Dave Bing on Fixing Detroit The former Pistons star and current Detroit mayor on trying to reshape a city with dwindling resources and a shrinking population. |
Inc. May 1, 2000 Michael E. Porter |
The Secrets to Their Success In the Inner City 100, we found a new breed of urban business -- companies in the front lines of the new economy. |
Inc. June 2007 Leigh Buchanan |
What Is an Inner City Company? Here are the conditions that candidates for the 2007 Inner City 100 must meet. |
Information Today March 2009 Bill Greenwood |
The Philadelphia Story: 11 City Libraries Fight Closure Patrons at the 11 branches of the Free Library of Philadelphia that were slated to close on Jan. 1 are breathing a sigh of relief, at least temporarily. |
CRM July 2004 David Myron |
CRM.GOV No longer the bailiwick of the private sector, CRM is a prime focus of government agencies. A look at how Baltimore, Las Vegas, and Miami Dade County are using CRM to improve service and efficiency. |