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This Holiday Season: Support Small Business over Big Box Retailers

Posted on December 15, 2021

ELGL member and Morning Buzz writer John Metro shared this op-ed in his local paper and shared it with ELGL for your own inspiration as you work with your communities to shop local and support small businesses. Connect with John online! As #Localgov leaders, we understand how small businesses are the driving force of the...
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Permission To Screw Up: Book Reflection By Ruanda McFerren

Posted on December 9, 2021

On November 18, 2021 ELGL members discussed "Permission to Screw Up" by Kristen Hadeed for the ELGL Book Club. We gave away six signed copies of the book to our members and asked them to write reflections on the book. Here's the reflection post by Ruanda McFerren, Program Manager, Office of Housing Preservation and Development,...
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Growing Your Public Agency’s Brand on Social is About More Than a Logo

Posted on December 9, 2021

Today's Morning Buzz is by Warren Kagarise, digital engagement manager for King County, WA. Connect on Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram. What I'm Reading: "The Overstory," a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel on the secret life of trees and humankind's relationship with the natural world. What I'm Watching: "Succession," a dysfunctional dynasty saga for our modern Gilded Age. What...
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Share Civics

Posted on December 3, 2021

This guest article is by ELGL member Matt Hirschinger, Assistant to the City Manager for the City of Arvada, CO. Read all of Matt's other articles at the Social Justice --> Government homepage. The seventh project I completed as part of my ongoing coursework and effort to take a broad look at the ways we...
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When Neighbors Connect to their Main Streets

Posted on December 2, 2021

This article was written by Rachel Witt, Executive Director of the South Grand Community Improvement District. Read all the articles in the Lessons & Partnerships in Community & Economic Development series. When neighbors connect with their main street their synergy fosters economic development and stability. Including residents and businesses on a main street’s ordinances, events,...
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