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Author: Greater Louisville Project Created: 5/13/2009 11:49 AM
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By Greater Louisville Project on 4/21/2010 7:50 PM

There are three key dimensions to creative cities, Charles Landry, author of The Creative City, says:  Talent Attraction and Retention, Niche Creativity, and Critical Mass.

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By Greater Louisville Project on 4/15/2010 9:40 AM

At the Creative Cities Summit last week in Lexington, Charles Landry, author of The Creative City, outlined the characteristics that make a city a creative urban environment.  By his criteria, does Louisville qualify as a creative city?  Is there possibility in "Possibility City?"

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By Greater Louisville Project on 3/23/2010 10:47 AM

Landing Signature Healthcare illustrates how economic development happens in the 21st Century:  identify strengths and business clusters, devise a smart strategy, and aggressively pursue opportunities that arise.

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By Greater Louisville Project on 3/16/2010 10:40 AM

The push to make Louisville and its region more competitive may be losing ground as Frankfort copes with budget shortfalls.

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By Greater Louisville Project on 3/10/2010 8:09 AM

The movement to register 15,000 backyard farmers adds another quirky dimension to the "Quality of Place" that defines and distinguishs Louisville.

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By Greater Louisville Project on 3/3/2010 10:02 AM

Kentucky has signed on to pilot an approach that could transform how and why students leave high school. 

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By Greater Louisville Project on 2/24/2010 1:17 PM

 The news last week that Humana will cut 750 jobs at its corporate headquarters offers a powerful illustration of the challenge ahead to grow more 21st Century jobs as the recession recedes.

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By Greater Louisville Project on 2/16/2010 12:07 PM

Kentucky's move last week to become the first state in the nation to adopt national standards for math and English represents a milestone in the long journey of education reform.

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By Greater Louisville Project on 2/11/2010 3:42 PM

Raising education attainment in Louisville Metro will require closing the achievement gap between white and black students in elementary and secondary school -- and then in post-secondary school as well. Read More »

By Greater Louisville Project on 2/1/2010 9:27 PM

The Greater Louisville Project has released a special report looking at education by race -- and discovering that Louisville ranks lowest among its peer cities in the percentage of African-American residents who hold a Bachelor's Degree or higher.

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