Posts Tagged ‘Richard Florida’
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Friday, June 25th, 2010
Replay: The Decline of Civic Leadership Culture
“Cleveland’s leadership has no apparent theory of change. Overwhelmingly, the strategy is now driven by individual projects. These projects, pushed by the real estate interests that dominate the board of the Greater ...
Richard Florida can maybe tell us!
Via All About Cities
Maybe meeting expectations makes “cities” happy
Richard Florida has a new thought provoking piece on what makes cities happy. Since cities are inanimate and cannot really be happy or sad, he seems to ...
It seems that some folks have become disillusioned with Richard Florida. I am not among them . I never accepted his "theory" as gospel in the first place. However, some cities put all their resources behind Mr. Florida's ideas and in the January, 2010 issue of ...
Study on high-speed rail could make or break city
A decision looms this year that could propel London to become a global economic force or banish it to the boondocks.
Can farming save Detroit?
Yes, a farm. A large-scale, ...
Drive to safeguard 8,000 pensions:The shaky financial position of General Motors of Canada Ltd. and the underfunded status of its pension plan have prompted a group of retirees to organize in an attempt to protect their retirement benefits.
Ford, the last one standing? How Ford dodged a ...
Report: GM considering Chapter 11 filing, new company
CHICAGO — — General Motors Corp [GM-N], nearing a Tuesday deadline to present a viability plan to the U.S. government, is considering as one option a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that would create a ...
