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Who's Your City: How Creative Class Cities Will Beat the Recession: In this interview with BNET, Richard Florida explains why his latest book “Who’s Your City?” matters to workers during a recession and how a business's location affects not only the talent pool, but also its ability to innovate. ...; Tags: Florida, NorCal, Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Human Resources, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Paul Kaihla, Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, Richard Florida, Books, Creative Class, City, Knowledge Worker, Urban Communities, Economic Conditions, Recession, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Barack Obama, Politics; Articles 2008-03-20
Who's Your City: Top 10 Megaregions: These ten megaregions generate the bulk of America's economic output and stand to be the biggest areas for job and economic growth, according to Richard Florida, author of Who's Your City? ...; Tags: Richard Florida, Chicago, Boston, biotechnology, talent, America, commercial real estate, finance, job, New York, transportation, supply chain, logistics, banking, venture capital, manufacturing, brand, performance, computer, network; Articles 2008-03-19
Who's Your City?: What Is a Megaregion?: Forget the best cities to work in. Richard Florida envisions a world in which megaregions -- composed of several cities -- represent a new and powerful economic unit. Adapted from Florida's new book Who's Your City? Today, megaregions range in size from 10...; Tags: City, Population, Globalization, Workforce Management, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Human Resources, Richard Florida, Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life, Books, Creative Class, Knowledge Worker, Urban Communities, Economic Conditions; Articles 2008-03-19

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TMA Nevada Brings the Turnaround of Downtown Las Vegas to Members: LAS VEGAS -- The Turnaround Management Association of Nevada will be delivering another provocative and profitable evening for its members on May 21, 2008 with its discussion: "Downtown Renaissance: The Turnaround of Our Urban Communities." A diversified panel of key insiders will give fresh insight into downtown's redevelopment with a...; Articles 2008-05-06
AirSage Announces Launch of the AirSage Developer Zone, Free and Open Access to AirSage Data for Entrepreneurial Developers: Innovative Web interface to link to AirSage's real-time incident and flow data ATLANTA -- AirSage announces the launch of the AirSage Developer Zone, an opportunity for the developer community to gain open access to the company's real-time traffic information. AirSage is providing direct access to its unique speed...; Articles 2008-05-05

3G Americas Congratulates T-Mobile USA on First Major Urban UMTS/HSDPA Network Launch in 1700/2100 MHz Bands: 3G Americas, a wireless industry groupadvocating for the GSM family of technologies in the Americas, todayapplauds T-Mobile USA on the launch of their UMTS/HSDPA network in the1700/2100 MHz bands. Commercially launched today in New York City, this isthe first major urban deployment of 3G UMTS in the 1700/2100 MHz bands,...; Articles 2008-05-05
Bay Mills Community College Accepting Charter School Applications: New secondary charter schools will target urban, minority and economically disadvantaged children LANSING, Mich., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Bay Mills Community College BMCC today announced that they are accepting applications for a limited number of secondary public charter schools across Michigan. BMCC's focus includes targeting the needs...; Articles 2008-05-05
Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund secures loan for new residential-retail: Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund, started by former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Earvin ``Magic' Johnson, secured a $53 million construction loan for a residential-retail complex it is developing in Washington. The loan from Citi Community Capital will help fund the construction of Park Place, located above a Green Line Metro station...; Articles 2008-05-02
Health Management Associates, Inc. to Present at the 33rd Annual Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference: NAPLES, Fla. -- Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE:HMA) announced today that its management will give a presentation at the 33rd Annual Deutsche Bank Health Care Conference to be held May 5 - 7, 2008, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. HMA's management will give its presentation on...; Articles 2008-05-02
United Technologies Sponsors Hartford's Academy of Engineering and Green Technology: HARTFORD, Conn., May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Engineering and Green Technology, opening at Hartford Public High School in August 2008, has received a $74,000 grant from United Technologies Corporation UTC, allowing the Academy to meet start-up requirements set by the National Academy Foundation NAF Project Lead the...; Articles 2008-05-02
Inner City 100 List Celebrates 10 Years of Honoring Fast-Growth Business Stars: BOSTON -- This year when representatives of the 100 fastest growing inner city businesses in the nation step to the podium at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center to accept their awards for being named to the Inner City 100 list, they will join a distinguished list of predecessors who...; Articles 2008-05-02
CAGW Commends Decision on Cap of High-Cost Fund for USF: Decision is effective measure to create more sustainable long-term fund to support greater access WASHINGTON -- Citizens Against Government Waste CAGW today commended the Federal Communication Commission FCC for its decision on reform of the Universal Service Fund USF and applauded the agency's efforts to cap the out-of-control...; Articles 2008-05-02
Urban areas deserve investment, not fear: As one of nine children growing up in Lansing, Mich., the only thing I feared was getting into trouble. My parents were stern disciplinarians, and I knew what I'd face if I messed up. Fear can be a big motivator. Indeed, as a wide-eyed 20-year-old NBA rookie, I...; Articles 2008-05-02
Residential high-rise developments on the rise: From erupting volcanoes to drive-through wedding chapels, life is different in Las Vegas, and vacation homes are no exception. Forget far-flung resort communities: A thriving second-home market is going up in the heart of the city's bustling urban center. "Until about 10 years ago, if you wanted a...; Articles 2008-05-02
Like life: as seen through the work of Chinese artist Cao Fei, the virtual universe of Second Life is more glamorous and seductive, and no less melancholy, than the world from which it offers escape: [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Second Life is a role-playing Internet site in which people shed their "first life" characteristics and conditions for a "second life" where they roam a virtual universe in the personas of their chosen avatars. Second Life simulates the real world in many ways; it has its...; Articles 2008-05-01
LHC Group Acquires Assets of River West Home Care: LAFAYETTE, La. -- LHC Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LHCG), a premier provider of post-acute healthcare services primarily in non-urban markets in the United States, announced today that it has acquired 100% of the assets of River West Home Care located in Plaquemine, LA. The primary service area of this...; Articles 2008-05-01
ARAMARK and Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements Announce Three-Year Partnership to Enrich Philadelphia Community Centers: Employee volunteers revitalize two centers in Philadelphia as part of nationwide "ARAMARK Building Community" program PHILADELPHIA -- ARAMARK, a leading provider of professional services, and Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements Federation have announced a three-year partnership to help families in need throughout Philadelphia. To launch the partnership, hundreds...; Articles 2008-05-01
$53 Million Construction Loan Advances Mixed-Use Project with 161 Residential Units in Washington, D.C: Deal Marks CJUF's Third Investment in the Nation's Capital, Totaling Nearly $160 Million in Invested Equity WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The development partnership of Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund and Donatelli Development has secured a $53 million construction loan with Citi Community Capital for Park Place, a ground-up, transit-oriented development comprised...; Articles 2008-05-01
50,000 Comcast Employees, Families and Friends to Improve Communities Nationwide on "Comcast Cares Day": One Millionth Hour of Service Will Be Commemorated National Council of La Raza and National Urban League to Join Comcast In Projects Around the Country PHILADELPHIA -- On Saturday, May 3, approximately 50,000 Comcast employees and their families and friends are expected to participate in the...; Articles 2008-05-01
Repopulating Rural America - Blessing or Curse?: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- "Increasing numbers of people are moving to rural communities because they want to leave stressful urban environments and get back in touch with the land," says Peter Holter, executive director of the international environmental non-profit, Holistic Management International http://www.holisticmanagement.org. Holter, whose organization works on four...; Articles 2008-05-01

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