Monday, May 13, 2013

Des Moines trail advocate sees bustling green spaces

Written by Perry Beeman
Des Moines Register

Robert G. Riley Jr. wants central Iowa to become the recreational trail capital of North America.

He sees the day when Des Moines’ 1,500-acre Water Works Park — an urban oasis bigger than Central Park in New York City — is far more than a pass-through bike ride, home to an occasional rock concert, and a place to see holiday lights.

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Monday, April 29, 2013

Macon Chamber of Commerce To Begin New Plan To Push City Forward

Written by Kyle Warnke
41NBC/WMGT

MACON, Georgia - If you want to give your opinion on ways to help push the city of Macon and Bibb County forward to make it a better place for everyone, there is a new opportunity for you.

The Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce, the Macon-Bibb Industrial Authority, and several local non-profits have teamed up with Atlanta based Market Street Services to help make Macon be the best place it can be.

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Macon-Bibb County economic development study to include community input

By LINDA S. MORRIS — lmorris@macon.com
The Telegraph

A new community and economic development planning project is expected to build a business plan for Macon-Bibb County.

The project, led by Atlanta-based Market Street Services -- a national community and economic development consulting firm -- was launched Monday at the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce.

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Friday, April 26, 2013

Consulting firm hired to develop vision for Macon-Bibb County

By LINDA S. MORRIS
The Telegraph

An Atlanta-based consulting firm has been hired by the Macon-Bibb County chamber and other area groups to “facilitate the creation of a community and economic development strategy for Macon-Bibb County,” according to a news release.

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Sunday, April 7, 2013

Effort aims to restore Des Moines' urban core to health

Written by Perry Beeman
Des Moines Register

Residents of 10 diverse and challenged neighborhoods north of downtown Des Moines often fight to finish their education, to find a job, even to put dinner on the table.

The area, mostly north and west of Interstate Highway 235, now is called the “urban core.” It has a combined population of 26,000, about the same size as Fort Dodge.

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Friday, March 15, 2013

Civic capacity at its pinnacle

By Matthew Tarleton
Watertown Public Opinion

Midway through 2012, Market Street Services began working with the H2O-20 Steering Committee to facilitate the development of Watertown’s Vision for 2020. The Vision Plan is the product of many months of hard work by the Steering Committee, based on input received from more than 2,300 residents. As a share of total population, this level of resident participation shattered our firm’s record.

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Friday, March 8, 2013

ACT and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon Announce First ACT Certified Work Ready Community

Katie Wacker
ACT Public Relations

ACT today announced that Jasper County in southwest Missouri, home to the Joplin metro area, is the first county in the nation participating in the national ACT Certified Work Ready Communities (CWRC) initiative to meet 100 percent of ACT’s criteria goals. An additional 13 Missouri counties were granted “in-progress” status and are on track to become fully certified within two years.

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