I have the answer to Georgia’s economic woes: Invest in Main Street.
Published Date: February 3, 2010
While many may have seen three decaying adjoining properties on North Board Street in downtown Monroe as prime for the wrecking ball, developer Rick Huszagh saw their promise.
Published Date: February 3, 2010
The city of Vienna was honored recently when First Lady Michelle Obama designated it as one of the nation’s newest Preserve America Communities.
Published Date: February 3, 2010
Georgia cities typically hold their municipal elections in odd-numbered years.
Published Date: February 3, 2010
City governments have taken steps one and two in managing their budgets in hard economic times and now hang on the edge of step three: eliminating services, says a report by Kennesaw State University.
Published Date: February 3, 2010
Cities across Georgia are getting the word out about the 2010 Census and encouraging residents to be counted
Published Date: February 2, 2010
It was a tent-revival atmosphere when nearly 100 city officials came together Friday, Jan. 22 at the Atlanta Hilton to discuss afterschool care in Georgia.
Published Date: January 25, 2010
A new National League of Cities toolkit, “Preventing Gang Violence and Building Communities Where Young People Thrive,” is now available to municipal leaders and their community partners.
Published Date: January 22, 2010
The city of Monroe recently completed a planning and coding charrette that brought together local residents, city and county official as well as area-wide environmental organizations to collaborate and share their vision about the future of the city.
Published Date: January 7, 2010
Unlike paper documents, there is a large amount of data embedded within electronic documents that is not always apparent.
Published Date: January 7, 2010
Published Date: January 7, 2010
When visitors arrive in the city of Savannah in the near future, the fruits of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be on view full. As part of the ARRA, the city recently received a $1.3 million Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant from the Department of Energy.
Published Date: January 6, 2010
When the new Obama administration and Congress announced in February 2009 that the federal government would provide billions of dollars through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in support of energy solutions, ICLEI was ready.
Published Date: January 6, 2010
In a time when many cities are waiting out the economic recovery before taking on new ventures, the city of Morrow has seized an opportunity to fill a void in its economy and expand tourism.
Published Date: January 6, 2010
While the U.S. foreclosure crisis has resulted in a historic drop in home prices, a new Center for Housing Policy report reveals that housing affordability has actually worsened for America’s families.
Published Date: December 22, 2009