
Determining Regional Economic Development Opportunities
Let’s start with some simple questions: why are there farmers’ markets and craft shows? And
Community development is like a team sport, but all too often it is not conducted that way. In football, winning teams are created by individual players to work together in a culture of shared knowledge and experience. The same concept applies to communities, and that’s why Prosperous Places exist. With all team members working together under a unified vision, your community will prosper.
Rebooting Local Economies: How to Build Prosperous Communities
A practical guide and toolbox for community development
Expert advice and suggestions to help your community thrive
We love to see communities succeed, so the Janus Institute and Rock Paper Scissors created Prosperous Places as a platform for communities, regions, and states to learn from each other and find expert advice.
The Prosperous Places team is here to help communities build a better future by sharing information, strategies, and success stories in community and economic development.
Over the years, Prosperous Places professionals have helped all kinds of community and economic development organizations around the world committed to making their communities better places to live, work, and play.
Let’s start with some simple questions: why are there farmers’ markets and craft shows? And
Economic development is both an outcome and a process. The outcome is summarized in the
Chapter 4 discusses enhancing your community’s economic development “stool” by strengthening its three legs –