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Author:	Greater Louisville Project	Created:	5/13/2009 11:49 AM
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Closing the gaps in educational attainment

By Greater Louisville Project on 5/28/2010 8:05 AM

For Louisville to be competitive with its peer cities we must close the racial achievement gap and college graduation gap.

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What will it take?

By Greater Louisville Project on 5/25/2010 8:34 PM

The last blog contained the Greater Louisville Education Commitment. What does Louisville have to do to achieve those goals?

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Greater Louisville Education Commitment

By Greater Louisville Project on 5/19/2010 7:50 PM

Here is the full text of the Greater Louisville Education Commitment signed by the Mayor, business and civic leaders, school superintendents of both Jefferson County Public Schools and parochial schools, and heads of all the major postsecondary institutions in the region.

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A Historic Milestone for Louisville in Education

By Greater Louisville Project on 5/18/2010 7:47 AM

The Greater Louisville Education Commitment is signed and ready for action.

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Are great cities a prerequisite for a strong America?

By Greater Louisville Project on 5/11/2010 7:57 AM

Save the Date: June 24th at 10:00 am for the 2010 Competitive City Report release with keynote speaker Carol Coletta.

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Creative Cities, Part II: What Makes One?

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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Creative Cities

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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Smart Strategy = Economic Development Coup

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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Moving Backward

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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15,000 Farmers and Quality of Place

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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