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Urban Innovation Fund Closes First Fund with $22.5M, Seeks to Double Its Portfolio

The Urban Innovation Fund has officially closed its first fund with $22.5 million in hand. The fund has already made 14 investments. It wants 25-30 total. “We’re still looking for startups that are changing the future of cities,” Julie Lein said. Follow this link to read the complete story. Sourced from Government Technology
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Renewing the Water Workforce: Improving Water Infrastructure and Creating a Pipeline to Opportunity

At a time when many Americans are struggling to access economic opportunity and many of the country’s infrastructure assets are at the end of their useful life, infrastructure jobs offer considerable promise. Follow this link to read the complete report. Sourced from Brookings
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Columbus Tries to Jump-Start the Local EV Market

Taxi operators who opt to trade in their gas-powered vehicles for cleaner electric models could receive cash rebates under a new Smart Columbus program. Follow this link to read the complete article. Sourced from Government Technology
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What Unites and Divides Urban, Suburban and Rural Communities

Amid widening gaps in politics and demographics, Americans in urban, suburban, and rural areas share many aspects of community life. Follow this link to read the complete article. Sourced from Pew Research Center
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Ohio State Program Teaches New Fathers About Personal Finance

He started the financial literacy program simply because he wanted to learn how to manage his money better. What Maketia Haralson gained from the Ohio State University Extension New Beginnings/New Fatherhood program instead was a deeper understanding of how to better manage his life. Follow this link to read the complete story. Sourced from CFAES News
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Smart Corridor Could Forever Change Ohio Transportation

Officials hope that by 2020, there will be 1,800 vehicles owned by the city of Columbus equipped with technology that will connect them to one another and to road and traffic-light sensors. Follow this link to read the complete story. Sourced from Government Technology
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Can "Land Banks" Help Rebuild Post-Industrial U.S. Cities?

Land banks have existed in the United States since the 1980s, but interest has spiked since the economic downturn of 2008-09. Follow this link to read the complete story. Sourced from Place - an initiative by the Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Community Land Cooperatives Should Oversee Neighborhood Economic Development

Ecovillagers Alliance is a nonprofit initiative of educators, organizers, systems engineers, and storytellers. They came together from a crazy quilt of past attempts to establish community control of land and buildings by different models—co-ops, land trusts, co-housing, communes—none of which quite addressed the inhumane realities of modern urban real estate. Follow this link to read the complete story. Sourced from Shelterforce
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Tailoring Re-engagement Strategies For America’s "Opportunity Youth"

As American as apple pie, “freedom” and “opportunity” are the ideals our country is supposed to represent — and that every city leader strives toward. But for too many young people today, opportunity is a promise unfulfilled, and their freedom to choose what to do, who to be, and how to live is only nominal. Follow this link to read the complete story. Sourced from CitiesSpeak
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Is Local Food Good for the Economy? Looking at the Full Picture

One of the motivations of the local food movement is to develop buoyant regional economies that provide jobs for the local people and enable local farmers to stay in business. So, is buying local food good for the economy? Follow this link to read the complete article. Sourced from Sustainable Food Cities
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