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Economic Development in Dayton OH
ScareCenter 7 shuts our city down (again)
On Valentine’s day in 2007 I wrote a post that said: we do a lousy job of clearing the streets in Dayton and…
Hucksters diverting taxes into speculation: Land Banks
The people who live in Dayton don’t have much money. The people who work in Dayton, who were taxed without a say…
My relocation incentive package
Dear Economic Development Director, Anytown USA I’m considering moving, and am interested in seeing what kind of…
The death of historic preservation in Dayton
Apparently the cost of a hall pass to tear down a historic structure is $500. You can probably even skip paying that,…
How hot is the South Park rental market?
A neighbor asked me to help find a tenant for her half double last week. She’s not that computer literate and…
Time to fire the “community development” manager
Despite being bombed into the ground during WWII, Berlin today looks much like prewar Berlin. In London, despite being…
The dilemma of the friends and family plan comes to light
Karen Wick Gagnet and Jim Gagnet are like family to me. I’ve known them for over 20 years. I’ve watched in…
Instant economic development: Food Truck Fridays
[Full disclosure, my firm The Next Wave has done work for Tonia and Joe Fish in the past. She spreads her work around,…
Why a digital Dayton matters
I was hanging a basketball net yesterday behind a pretty rough looking apartment house. As I pulled up, in my Volvo…
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