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Making Up Ground, History and Urban Design in Early American Cities

Making Up Ground is a series written by Harrison Wicks which focuses on urban design history, theory, and implementation in American cities over the past century. As we begin the journey to understand urban design and the American experience, we must acknowledge all that exists today is in part due to what came before. That … Continued

Coming Soon: ‘Making Up Ground’ on Urban Design and Local Government

Making Up Ground is a series written by Harrison Wicks, which focuses on urban design history, theory, and execution in American cities over the past century. He was inspired to write about this topic after attending an urban design course in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University. As a government … Continued

Institutional Knowledge with Daniel Jones, Part 2

As a part of the Institutional Knowledge project, we are recording the wisdom and experience of retiring and retired leaders in local government. If you know someone who could add something to this project, let me know! You can reach out to me on Twitter/ LinkedIn or send me an email. About Me: Jacob Johnson, #InstitutionalKnowledge Project Coordinator Previously: Institutional … Continued

Upcoming ELGL Twitter Chat with ncIMPACT – April 4th

ELGL is extremely excited to partner with ncIMPACT a applied public policy initiative of the UNC School of Government to host a twitter chat on April 4th from 1:00 -2:00 p.m EST focused on the role of local government in supporting workforce development. You can join the Twitter chat by following the hashtags #ELGLncIMPACT and #workforcedev. The following … Continued

Institutional Knowledge with Daniel Jones, Part 1

As a part of the Institutional Knowledge project, we are recording the wisdom and experience of retiring and retired leaders in local government. If you know someone who could add something to this project, let me know! You can reach out to me on Twitter/ LinkedIn or send me an email. Former Fire Chief of Chapel Hill, North Carolina … Continued

Institutional Knowledge with Lew Quigley, Part 2

In the Institutional Knowledge project, we are recording the wisdom and experience of retiring and retired leaders in local government. If you know someone who could add something to this project, let me know! You can reach out to me on Twitter/ LinkedIn or send me an email. As a part of this project, I have had the wonderful opportunity to meet some … Continued

Institutional Knowledge with Lew Quigley, Part 1

As a part of the Institutional Knowledge project, we are recording the wisdom and experience of retiring and retired leaders in local government. If you know someone who could add something to this project, let me know! You can reach out to me on Twitter/ LinkedIn or send me an email. As a part of this project, I have had the wonderful … Continued

Beyond Bean Counting: From the Director’s Desk

This is the final installment of a four-part series on how local government finance officers can make a BIG impact when given a seat at the table!  Mike Bailey is Finance Director of Redmond, Washington. He’s worked in local government finance since 1980, and he’s seen firsthand how the approach taken by finance professionals has … Continued

Institutional Knowledge with Bill Monahan, Part 2

As a part of the Institutional Knowledge project, we are recording the wisdom and experience of retiring and retired leaders in local government. If you know someone who could add something to this project, let me know! You can reach out to me on Twitter/ LinkedIn or send me an email. Former City Manager of Milwaukie, OR & Tigard, … Continued

Beyond Bean Counting: Leader vs. Manager

This is the third installment of a four-part series on how local government finance officers can make a BIG impact when given a seat at the table!  In two earlier posts, here and here, we looked at how and why financial professionals can become involved in more areas of local government to benefit themselves and … Continued

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