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Vice President Biden and CEOS for Cities

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Biotech companies 4 Replies

I've been reading for years now about biotech companies driving urban growth and industry. It seems everybody wants to be a hub for it. I've been reading recently about Cortex, which is a non-profi...

Started by Daron Dierkes. Last reply by Daron Dierkes 1 day ago.

The Blue Dividend 9 Replies

a few months ago there was a blog entry on CEOs for Cities about a Blue Zone. I looked it up, and a blue zone is a place where everyone practices preventative medicine and wellness. Anyway, I liked...

Started by Daron Dierkes. Last reply by Carol Coletta 1 day ago.

mayors

I haven't really taken a side for or against my mayor. He's not a bad guy. He has a blog and uses twitter. For a while he even had a podcast. He conducts online opinion polls regularly. I think hi...

Started by Daron Dierkes 1 day ago.

Show Requests 4 Replies

I'd like to hear an interview with somebody from the Pittsburgh Promise. http://www.pittsburghpromise.org/

Started by Daron Dierkes. Last reply by Carol Coletta Nov 17.

How to save the Stockdale House in Des Moines, Iowa 1 Reply

Our neighborhood is concerned by actions taken by the Church that owns the Stockdale house (4018 Ingersoll. Visit http://www.assess.co.polk.ia.us/cgi-bin/invenquery The Church is desiring to demoli...

Started by Cynthia Duke. Last reply by Daron Dierkes Nov 17.

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Daron Dierkes replied to Daron Dierkes's discussion 'Biotech companies'

When InBev bought out Anheuser-Busch and started tearing it into little pieces, many brewers lost their jobs in the St. Louis area. Now we have a burgeoning explosion of microbreweries. Pfizer took our public money and then laid-off a bunch of wo...

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Carol Coletta replied to Daron Dierkes's discussion 'The Blue Dividend'

Inter-city rivalries based on sports are very real and loom very large in mid-size cities (particularly in those that are nearby) and those with a confidence deficiency. In other words, the Chicago Bulls may have a big rivalry with the LA Lakers, ...

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Daron Dierkes added a discussion

mayors

I haven't really taken a side for or against my mayor. He's not a bad guy. He has a blog and uses twitter. For a while he even had a podcast. He conducts online opinion polls regularly. I think his heart is in the right place, and I want him to s...

yesterday

Daron Dierkes replied to Daron Dierkes's discussion 'The Blue Dividend'

The Urbanophile recently wrote some interesting things about the economic impact of stadia in our cities. The discussion in the comment section of that entry is very interesting. The basic question is: Do sports teams have a positive impact on our...

yesterday

Carol Coletta replied to Daron Dierkes's discussion 'Show Requests'

Michael Allen sounds like an urban hero. Would certainly like to get to know him. Thanks for the tip.

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Daron Dierkes replied to Cynthia Duke's discussion 'How to save the Stockdale House in Des Moines, Iowa'

We used to have a great building that was torn down and made into a parking garage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Century_Building Check out this guy's blog and send him an e-mail. He knows a lot. http://ecoabsence.blogspot.com/

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Daron Dierkes replied to Daron Dierkes's discussion 'Show Requests'

GLUE (Great Lakes Urban Exchange) highlighted historic tax credits with St. Louis' own Michael Allen, http://www.gluespace.org/blog/?p=612 Michael operates a blog called Ecology of Absence, http://ecoabsence.blogspot.com/ For the past ten years,...

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