Publications

Diversification Spotlight: Colstrip & Southeast Montana
In the fall of 2015, staff at the Southeastern Montana Development Corporation (SEMDC) received a challenge from…

Building Stronger Economies in Appalachia
From October 2016 – July 2017, the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National…

(Re)Building Downtown: A Guide for Revitalization
Downtowns, Main Streets, and city centers across the country are witnessing a renaissance. As more…

Creating Opportunity and Prosperity Through Strengthening Rural-Urban Connections
Metropolitan and rural America are highly connected and interdependent. To succeed, metropolitan America needs a…

When Artists Break Ground: Lessons from a Cleveland Neighborhood Partnership
This publication is a guide to how the Collinwood neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, worked with…

Understanding the True Benefits of both Energy Efficiency and Job Creation
This article from The Green Issue of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community…

The Future of the Clean (Green) Economy
This article from The Green Issue of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community…

Creative Placemaking
Published by the National Endowment for the Arts, this white paper developed the initial definition…

Soul of the Community study
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Soul of the Community study (SOTC) is a…

Community Development Investment Review: Rural Community Development Venture Capital
This issue (Volume 2, Issue 3) of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community…