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December 5, 2014

Small Businesses Support Michigan Communities & Local Economies

Small Business Saturday is growing momentum. This year, 88 million people across the country shopped locally on November 29, which is up nearly 15% from last year. The impact? $14.3 billion - not bad for some small businesses! And according…

October 30, 2014

Small Businesses Promote Place and Enhance the Local Economy

Cafe con Leche in Southwest Detroit There are many incentive programs targeting entrepreneurs, such as funding opportunities like Hatch and Revolve, but few grant dollars are going towards existing businesses. With the goal to increase business sales, create new jobs,…

October 29, 2014

Finding the Future of Places in Buenos Aires

During the first week of September, I had the privilege of attending an international conference in Buenos Aires that focused on streets as public spaces and how they can drive urban prosperity. This is the second of a series of three…

October 15, 2014

League Member Communities Attending Convention in Marquette Share Placemaking Success Stories

Placemaking images from Marquette - the site of the League's 2014 Convention. Each year, the Michigan Municipal League Board president gives a welcome speech to kick-off our Convention. League President Jacqueline Noonan, Utica mayor, put her own unique spin on…

September 15, 2014

Farmers Markets Helping Revitalize Michigan Communities While Promoting Healthy Living

Check out hundreds of photos in this collection on flickr by the Michigan Municipal League. The 300-plus farmers markets that exist in Michigan come in all shapes and sizes. They're in large urban centers and tiny villages. They pop up in parking…

August 6, 2014

Michigan Main Street Report Highlights Economic Impact

The Michigan Main Street Center recently published Ten Years of Excellence: The Economic Impacts of Main Street in Michigan. With more than 45 communities participating in the program, benefits have spread across the state. Michigan Main Street participant Boyne City is…

July 3, 2014

Crowdfunding in Michigan

Michigan's new crowdfunding law allows residents to make financial investments in their community through a unique and innovative platform. Known as the Michigan Invests Locally Exemption (MILE), the structure provides investors a return on their investment through an ownership stake…

June 13, 2014

Public Art Project Inspires, Energizes St. Joseph

Susan Solon beams with pride as she thumbs through a family photo album on her desk at St. Joseph City Hall. And it's not even her family. It's a photo album that the Belz family of Kalamazoo gave Solon, St.…

May 19, 2014

Driving placemaking with mobile app data

Strava's heat map of bike/walk activity in Midland shows the popularity of that city's recreational trails--but surprisingly little bike/walk access to the major employment center. Fitness tracking app Strava recently began offering its data-millions of walking, jogging, and cycling trips…

May 5, 2014

How do we make space for innovation?

Ponyride, in Detroit, is an example of the type of space where different expertises can come together and generate new ideas. Why do some places seem to produce more innovation than others? Author Stephen Johnson and Knight Foundation are diving…

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