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12.17.2013: Chicago TREND (Transforming Retail Economics of Neighborhood Development), a MacArthur-funded project of RW Ventures, LISC Chicago and Econsult Solutions, aims to enable successful retail development that fits with how specific communities are changing, and helps get them there. It seeks to provide new resources to more accurately assess and predict retail opportunity, to reduce the costs and risks of retail development, and to target retail that aligns with complementary housing, infrastructure and other community development investments. The project is coming off the drawing board, and a critical first step is a survey of the shopping behavior of City of Chicago residents. Please take the survey here.
12.12.2013: The County Executives and economic development leaders from the 7-County Chicago region met to discuss opportunities for collaborating on economic growth issues. Organized by Cook County staff with support from Metropolis Strategies and RW Ventures, this first-of-its-kind meeting began with a welcome from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who reiterated her commitment to working together to promote the region's economic growth. Subsequent presentations by Bill Testa of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and RW Ventures' Bob Weissbourd focused, respectively, on the performance of the Chicago metro area as one integrated economy and on models and frameworks for engaging in collaborative economic growth activities. Participants then heard about illustrative opportunities for collaboration around three shared interests: Jim Blackmon of Carry Transit spoke about Freight and Logistics, Julie Carducci of the U.S. Commercial Service discussed exports, and David Boulay of the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center presented on the Food Processing and Packaging cluster. The morning concluded with table discussions of practical initiatives that the region could work on together.
11.15.2013: RW Ventures and the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center (IMEC) are bringing together food and beverage manufacturers, related firms in their supply chains and industry organizations to identify common challenges and work collaboratively toward solutions. If you know a company that may be interested in getting involved, please contact Sophie Cohen at email@example.com.
11.01.2013: We've moved! Our new offices remain in the historic Inland Steel Building, but we are now located on the 10th floor, in Suite 1025. Our phone numbers have not changed.
09.16.2013-09.17.2013: Midwest-based planning and implementation grantees from HUD's Choice Neighborhoods program gathered in Cleveland to learn about Neighborhood Business Planning, a new approach to neighborhood economic development. This approach reconciles two distinct frameworks: one that focuses on connecting neighborhood assets to their regional economies, and another that considers neighborhoods as distinct places to live within a region. Throughout the day and a half training, Bob Weissbourd, Vidisha Vachharajani, Sophie Cohen and Richard Voith (Econsult) introduced participants to the economic framework supporting Neighborhood Business Planning, and then walked through the steps to developing a tailored economic growth plan for their neighborhood, from detailed market analysis to strategies and product development to operational and financial planning. During each session, participants considered their own neighborhood's challenges and opportunities, building to a concluding session in which they identified strategies to support their neighborhood's growth. To view the presentations, click here.
05.23.2013: The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development convened all of its Choice Neighborhoods grantees to discuss challenges, opportunities and next steps in the grantees' communities. Next steps include developing and implementing substantial initiatives to deploy funds available for neighborhood economic development. In a session on "Strategies for Neighborhood Economic Growth," Bob Weissbourd presented the "metro-economic" context in which the grantees' work takes place and described the dynamics of neighborhoods and their connection to the regional economy. Bob also addressed the drivers of neighborhood change and different tools and interventions that neighborhoods can utilize to understand and shift their trajectories. To view Bob's PowerPoint, click here.
04.04.2013: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, accepting the recommendations of her Council of Economic Advisors, adopted Partnering for Prosperity: An Economic Growth Action Agenda for Cook County (available here, with executive summary here), a report developed with assistance from RW Ventures and Metropolis Strategies. The Action Agenda provides a blueprint for more strategic, targeted and deeper County engagement in regional economic development, recommending nine key strategies based on Cook's role and capacities in the regional economy. RW Ventures and Metropolis Strategies will continue to work with Cook County, as it now adapts its programs and engages partners to create transformative initiatives to implement the strategies.
01.16.2013: The Mayor's Innovation Project hosted their two-day Winter meeting in Washington, DC, bringing together forward-looking mayors from across the country. Bob Weissbourd organized a panel on "Strategic Regional Economic Development," and opened by describing the changing nature of the next economy, and the impacts of these changes on the way cities and regions should approach economic development. The panel proceeded with examples from around the country, as metropolitan business planning partners Kathleen Lee of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council and Cecile Bedor of St. Paul's Department of Planning and Economic Development presented their work, and Toni Griffin of the City College of New York's J. Max Bond Center shared the recently released Detroit plan.
10.12.2012: Governor Pat Quinn appointed Robert Weissbourd to Illinois' Economic Data Task Force. This group will analyze the benefits and feasibility of expanding access to data produced and maintained by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES).
08.01.2012: The Chicago Tribune published an op-ed authored by Bob Weissbourd, entitled "Chicago: Governance for the 21st century economy." The piece argues that greater public-private collaboration and a more flexible, dynamic and open institutional infrastructure are necessary to be competitive in today's increasingly global and knowledge-based economy. It also highlights recent momentum in this direction by the City of Chicago and Cook County.
07.03.2012: RW Ventures is pleased to announce that Vidisha Vachharajani has joined the firm. Vidisha recently completed her PhD in Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, after also obtaining a Masters in Statistics. She brings experience in sophisticated statistical modeling, particularly econometric applications. Her work as a research assistant at the university included managing large data sets and implementing varied statistical models for solving applied research problems in environmental economics and regional and international development issues.
06.21.2012: The Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, in partnership with the heads of the Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County and the Corporate Partnership for Economic Growth, hosted the first ever South Bend Economic Summit. The event brought together more than 250 participants engaged in or interested in economic development in the South Bend/Michiana area. The day-long agenda featured a keynote address by Bob Weissbourd, entitled "Regions Charting New Directions: Metropolitan Business Planning."
06.07.2012: The Milwaukee 7 Regional Economic Development Advisory Council invited Bob Weissbourd to speak at their June meeting to advise them as they "refresh and reframe" their existing regional economic plan, based on the framework developed for the Metropolitan Business Planning initiative. In the context of global, macro-economic trends, and with an eye toward successes in other regions, Bob focused on Milwaukee's unique assets and challenges and encouraged the audience to think creatively about strategies and initiatives that would build on these opportunities to grow the regional economy. Bob's presentation is available here.
04.12.2012 - 04.13.2012: The seven pilot Metropolitan Business Planning (MBP) teams reconvened in Washington, DC for a second session of peer exchange and collective learning. The two-day session included opportunities for each team to present their current work and solicit feedback from peers and staff at The Brookings Institution and RW Ventures, as well as discuss a set of cross-cutting topics such as converting strategies into actionable initiatives and enterprises, and building long-term institutional capacity.
02.29.2012: Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled "A Plan for Economic Growth and Jobs," developed by World Business Chicago. The plan rigorously analyzes the market levers that drive Chicagoland's growth and, based on the region's unique assets and challenges, proposes ten mutually reinforcing long-term growth strategies to transform the economy. Development of the Plan was staffed by McKinsey & Company, the Brookings Institution, Metropolis Strategies and RW Ventures.
01.26.2012: The Delta Institute and the University of Chicago Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies kicked off a series of joint presentations with a session on "The Midwest Green Economy: Past, Present and Future." Bob Weissbourd participated in the panel discussion moderated by Delta's Jean Pogge. Based on findings of the recently released report ("The Chicago Region's 'Green' Economic Opportunities") by RW Ventures and Innovation Network for Communities, Bob provided a framework for approaching green economic development and highlighted some of the Chicago region's emerging opportunities in green sectors.
01.23.2012: The second of the three-part "Connecting to Markets" series, co-sponsored by the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development, the Urban Institute and the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh and San Francisco, focused on Neighborhoods and Residential Markets. The session specifically addressed the effects of the foreclosure crisis on neighborhoods, cities and regions. Bob Weissbourd opened the day with a short discussion of broader economic trends, and their implications for neighborhoods and regions, to provide context for the discussions that took place throughout the day in Chicago and in Federal Reserve offices in several other locations.
12.09.11: Teams from the seven pilot Metropolitan Business Planning (MBP) regions gathered in Washington, DC with staff from The Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program and RW Ventures to engage in a day of interactive learning and rich cross-regional discussion. The convening provided the first formal opportunity for teams from the first and second cohorts to interact and share lessons learned. Participants represented Northeast Ohio, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the Puget Sound/Seattle, Central Upstate New York, the Bluegrass Economic Region, Memphis/Shelby County and Phoenix/Maricopa County (see related items on 05.13.2010, 12.07.2010, 12.08.2010, 04.11.2011 and 06.01.2011).
11.01.2011: MyHomeEQ, a joint venture of RW Ventures and CNT Energy (see 12.20.10 news), officially debuted in the Chicagoland market as part of Energy Impact Illinois (EI2), a CMAP-led initiative for more energy-efficient buildings. As the online energy tool component of EI2, MyHomeEQ makes it easy for homeowners to learn about and improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
10.11.2011-10.12.2011: The Fall Meeting of CEOs for Cities brought together mayors, CEOs, cabinet secretaries, philanthropists, researchers and entrepreneurs from across the country to address the challenges facing America's urban centers. The first day featured a panel on "City Vitals: How Do We Measure the Success of Cities?" in which Joe Cortright of Impresa presented key metrics for assessing the strength of cities. Weissbourd gave a short presentation (available here) that illustrated RW Ventures' perspective on the role of data in informing practice and outlined a framework for organizing metrics based on five key economic levers.
10.03.2011-10.04.2011: Initiative for a Competitive Inner City's (ICIC) annual Inner City Economic Summit, "Urban 2.0: Next Generation of Jobs and Businesses," featured a Town Hall Forum on "Targeting Distressed Economic Areas in the Age of Regionalism," Teresa Lynch (ICIC) and Bob Weissbourd (RW Ventures) had a spirited discussion about the merits and drawbacks of focusing economic development efforts on the whole region versus distressed areas, and how to integrate the two. A video of the session is available here.
08.31.2011: Cook County's Economic Development Foundations Working Group invited Bob Weissbourd to present on opportunities for driving regional economic growth. Weissbourd engaged the working group to explore ways in which Cook County could influence each of five economic levers by taking action in the County's own businesses, in its economic development programs and through new initiatives and partnerships. The presentation is available here.
06.01.2011: Four US metropolitan areas were selected to participate in the second phase of the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Business Planning initiative, co-conceived and co-managed by RW Ventures. Central Upstate New York (including Syracuse, Ithaca, Utica and Rome), the Bluegrass Economic Region (Louisville and Lexington, KY metro areas), metro Memphis and metro Phoenix will join the three first-round pilot regions (see 05.13.2010 news item) in developing analytically rigorous, bottom-up, integrated economic development strategies and undertaking detailed business planning for a concrete, implementable lead initiative. A policy brief, co-authored by Brookings and RW Ventures, articulates the concept of the initiative.
04.11.2011: The Brookings Institution hosted the event, "Metropolitan Business Plans: A New Approach to Economic Growth," to formally introduce the Metropolitan Business Planning initiative and showcase the first three pilot Metropolitan Business Plans (MBPs) and Metropolitan Investment Prospectuses. RW Ventures has been a partner in the initiative since its inception, co-developing the concept and products, and leading work with the pilot metros on their plans. Bob Weissbourd gave a presentation at the event on the concept (available here). A second cohort of pilot metros will be selected and begin work during summer 2011.
03.22.2011: European and American experts on the complex issues facing cities gathered at the London School of Economics for their annual City Reformers Group Workshop. Bob Weissbourd spoke about the financial and governance challenges facing cities, and discussed possible strategies to address them (presentation available here). He also introduced workshop participants to a new approach to comprehensive regional economic development: Metropolitan Business Planning (presentation available here).01.21.2011: "Economic Impacts of GO TO 2040" (executive summary available here) was released at an Economic Club of Chicago luncheon entitled "The Economic Future of Chicago." Commissioned by the Chicago Community Trust, the report offers a framework for understanding regional economies and provides a qualitative assessment of the likely economic impacts of implementing the recommendations made in GO TO 2040, the long-term comprehensive plan released by the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) in October 2010.
01.17.2011: In conjunction with developing Portland's 25-year plan, the Inspiring Community speaker series invited Bob Weissbourd to speak on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day about urban economies. The presentation (speech and accompanying PowerPoint), called "Metro-Economics: Towards a Unified Field Theory," begins to tie together the various pieces of economic development – from neighborhoods to regions, equity to prosperity, human capital to clusters – into a comprehensive, integrated, practical approach to metropolitan economic growth.
12.20.2010: A new web-based company created by CNT Energy and RW-Ventures, MyHomeEQ will help homeowners interested in improving their home energy efficiency to lower their costs and increase their home value. MyHomeEQ will provide customized recommendations for improvements and savings, connections to contractors, rebates and financing opportunities, and a standardized energy score for use in the marketplace. Building off of prior work, the new business is carefully designed to grow the market for home energy efficiency retrofits by using specialized data and models to address information barriers, dramatically reducing transaction costs and improving market efficiency. A sneak peek of MyHomeEQ is now available at www.myhomeeq.com.
12.08.2010: "Global Metro Summit 2010: Delivering the Next Economy" drew more than 500 attendees from the U.S. and abroad to explore a vision for the post-recession economy, and the role of metropolitan areas in driving prosperity. The program featured the transformative experiences of four international regions (Barcelona, Munich, Seoul and Torino), as well as the three domestic regions participating in Brookings' and RW Ventures' Metropolitan Business Planning pilot project (Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Northeast Ohio and the Seattle/Puget Sound region; see news items on 05.13.2010 and 12.07.10). A smaller, closed session was held on December 7 to enable more in-depth discussion among public, private-sector and civic leaders from the seven regions and national and international experts. Event materials, including profiles of all seven regions and a draft policy brief framing the Metropolitan Business Planning pilot project, can be accessed here.
12.07.10: The three regions participating in the Metropolitan Business Planning pilot project (MBP; see 05.13.10 news item) unveiled full drafts of their plans and "investment prospectuses" for an initial, catalytic project in each of their respective regions. Northeast Ohio, Minneapolis-Saint Paul and the Puget Sound (Seattle) metro area are pushing forward to implement key projects that are tailored to their regions' strengths and opportunities; are integrated across traditional policy and programmatic "silos;" and will position them for success in the post-recession global economy. The full set of plans and prospectuses will be available here in the coming weeks.
12.03.2010: The Institute for Comprehensive Community Development (ICCD; see 4.20.2010 news item) released the inaugural issue of its journal, including a paper entitled "Lessons from the Field: How 21st Century Community Development Can Inform Federal Policy," as well as an interview with its author, Bob Weissbourd. The paper addresses the importance and functions of neighborhoods; identifies best practices in neighborhood development; illustrates these using highlights from LISC's Sustainable Communities program; and offers suggestions for federal policy.
11.12.2010: Leading scholars, policymakers and practitioners on various drivers of regional economic growth gathered in Washington, D.C. for a lively, provocative and highly informative workshop hosted by the George Washington Institute of Public Policy and RW Ventures, funded by the Surdna Foundation. The workshop was a critical component of a year-long project – "Implementing Regionalism: Connecting Emerging Theory and Practice to Inform Economic Development" (see 2.09.2010 news item) – that aims to translate academic research into actionable guidance for economic development practitioners and identify a forward-looking agenda for applied research and product development.
09.11.2010: At Artingegna 2010, a regional business conference in Rovereto, Italy with the theme of "The Energy of the Future for the Economy of the Present," Bob Weissbourd gave the keynote presentation (available in both English and Italian), which describes the growing market for "green" products, identifies business opportunities and offers suggestions for regional green strategy development.
09.08.2010: The International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) granted the Distinguished Research and Development Award to the Cook County Assessor's Office (CCAO) for their recent work with RW Ventures and Professor Chris Berry of the University of Chicago. The project, funded by the MacArthur Foundation, analyzed the impact of foreclosures on neighborhood property values (see news items from 3.16.2009, 9.25.2009 and 10.26.2009). The team's findings, implemented beginning with the 2009 reassessment cycle, allowed the CCAO to adjust its residential property assessment process to more accurately reflect current market conditions.
05.26.2010: Chicago Metropolis 2020 (CM2020) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago kicked off a series of co-sponsored workshops, with the support of RW Ventures and other partners, around topics affecting the metropolitan Chicago economy. The first of these drew together local and national experts to discuss the topic of economic "clusters," their relevance to the local economy and implications for acting to improve local economic performance. The workshop series is part of a six-month project exploring the condition and future direction of the region's economy, jointly funded by the Chicago Community Trust and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
05.19.2010: Time magazine blogger Karen Dybis interviewed Bob Weissbourd on the prospects for revitalization in Detroit for the online magazine's "The Detroit Blog." The blog is one part of Time's year-long project, "Assignment Detroit," begun in September 2009 to enable in-depth, on-the-ground (the magazine bought a house in the city for project staffers) exploration of the many challenges and opportunities facing the city.
05.13.2010: Teams from Northeast Ohio, Minneapolis-St. Paul and the Seattle metro area gathered in Chicago with staff from The Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program and RW Ventures to review their progress on the Metropolitan Business Planning (MBP) project. The MBP project aims to illustrate the value of tailored, bottom-up, comprehensive regional economic development planning and make the case for integrated federal funding of metropolitan development activities. The pilot MBP project, co-led by Brookings and RW Ventures, began in fall 2009 and will culminate with the metro teams' participation in a global economic summit in Chicago in December 2010.
04.20.2010: The Local Initiatives Support Corporation held its inaugural event for the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the Institute is to use lessons learned from practice as a basis for providing training, promoting research and investigating the public policies that would best advance comprehensive community development locally and nationally. Bob Weissbourd, a member of the Institute's board of advisors, participated in one of the day's panel discussions and is authoring a paper for the Institute on "Lessons from the Field: How 21st Century Community Development Can Inform Federal Policy."
03.01.2010: Richard Steele, co-host of Chicago's National Public Radio affiliate, WBEZ, interviewed Bob Weissbourd for its daily news, opinion and culture showcase, "Eight Forty-Eight." The interview explored some of the broad findings of RW Ventures' study on neighborhood change, "Dynamic Neighborhoods: New Tools for Community and Economic Development" (see 11.23.2009 news item), and how these results apply to Chicago's diverse neighborhoods.
02.26.2010: Bob Weissbourd gave a presentation entitled "Understanding a Dynamic Decade: Trends in Housing and Foreclosures" as part of the symposium "Understanding a Dynamic Decade: Population Trends, Public Policy, and the 2010 Census in Chicago," hosted by the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration and co-sponsored by several other university departments and research centers. The symposium brought together population researchers, community leaders and policymakers to discuss population trends over the past 10 years and their implications for completion of the 2010 Census and policy in the next decade.
02.09.2010: In conjunction with the 2010 Chicago Neighborhood Development Awards (CNDA), sponsored by LISC/Chicago, local civic and political leaders participated in a panel discussion on the effects the recession has had on the progress of distressed neighborhoods. Participants included Alderman and Cook County Board presidential candidate Tony Preckwinkle; Raul Raymundo, Executive Director of The Resurrection Project; Scott Myers, Executive Director of World Sport Chicago; and Bob Weissbourd, President of RW Ventures.
02.09.2010: The Surdna Foundation awarded $125,000 to the George Washington University Institute of Public Policy and partner RW Ventures to study the interrelated systems that drive regional prosperity. The one-year project will include a paper reviewing the current state of knowledge in the economic development field, identifying key knowledge gaps and proposing an agenda for future applied research to fill those gaps and inform the actions of economic development practitioners.
11.23.2009: "Dynamic Neighborhoods: New Tools for Community and Economic Development," the final report of a three-year project sponsored by Living Cities and led by RW Ventures, is now available here. The report offers new analysis and frameworks for understanding neighborhood development, a typology of urban neighborhoods and a portfolio of new analytic tools for targeting interventions and investments. An Executive Summary of the report is available here, while the technical Appendices can be found here.
10.26.2009: Bob Weissbourd and Michael he presented the findings of their work with the Cook County Assessor's office (see 3.16.2009 news item) to the City of Milwaukee's Community and Economic Development Committee and the City Assessor. The presentation (available here) describes the key impacts of the assessment process on real estate markets, communities, households and local government; how current assessment practices often do not adequately reflect the market downturn and particularly the impact of foreclosures; how to address these problems; and the potential implications for assessment districts nation wide.
09.25.2009: At the invitation of the National League of Cities, Bob Weissbourd and Michael He addressed the organization's Community and Economic Development Steering Committee at its two-day meeting in Muskegon, Michigan. They presented the firm's recent work for the Cook County Assessor's office (see 3.16.2009 news item), improving assessment models to better account for the market downturn and the impact of foreclosures on neighborhood property values. The presentation is available here.
08.03.2009: RW Ventures is pleased to announce that Gretchen Kosarko has joined the firm. Gretchen was most recently the Director of Research for World Business Chicago, the city's public-private economic development organization. Prior to that, she was a Project Manager at Chicago-based real estate and development consulting firm S.B. Friedman & Company. She brings experience in urban planning, community and economic development, real estate economics, public-private partnerships and market analysis.
06.20.2009: The findings and tools developed by the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project continue to generate significant interest across the country. RW Ventures recently presented the results of the project and potential applications of the tools to the City of Seattle, the City of Boston, a gathering of community development institutions in Massachusetts, and a roundtable on Vital Neighborhoods in Philadelphia. Sample power points are available here.
06.01.2009: Over the past few months, RW Ventures has been helping the City of Chicago design comprehensive strategies for expanding green building retrofits. In the context of this work, RW Ventures assembled a team of national experts and developed a set of strategies aimed at expanding the market for retrofits, and is providing ongoing assistance to the City as it moves toward implementation. RW Ventures is also part of several national greening networks, including in particular Urban Sustainability Associates.
03.16.2009: As reported on ABC 7 News and the Chicago Sun Times, the Cook County Assessor's Office is partnering with RW Ventures, LLC to gauge the impact of foreclosures on neighborhood property values. The goal is to create improvements to the assessment process so that it better reflects the realities of the current housing market. This project will result in substantially more accurate assessment of property values, particularly in communities affected by high foreclosure rates. By reducing potential overassessment, these improvements will bring much needed property tax relief to homeowners in these neighborhoods.
01.20.2009: Bob Weissbourd served as member of the Obama-Biden Transition team. Along with other national urban policy and housing experts, he coonducted a review of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, briefed the new Secretary, and developed recommendations for the incoming administration. During the presidential campaign, Bob served as Chair of Obama for America's Urban and Metropolitan Policy Committee.
12.10.2008: Detailed neighborhood reports based on data and metrics prepared by RW Ventures have been in demand by organizations ranging from the Chicago Housing Authority to the Metropolitan Planning Council. The reports have been used in a variety of applications, from investigating the outcomes of CHA's Plan for Transformation in particular communities to compiling information in connection with Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid.
10.20.2008: The Local Initiatives Support Corporation and Enterprise commissioned a study of the impact of Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) projects. The research, conducted by RW Ventures, LLC in Chicago and Seattle, investigated the effect that LIHTC projects have on surrounding property values and crime rates. Contrary to popular beliefs, the research found that LIHTC projects have a positive effect on their communities, as they lead to increases in property values and have no impact on crime.
9.22.2008: The current issue of Nextstreet Financial's "Perspectives" magazine features and editorial by Bob Weissbourd. The piece, titled "Old Conflicts: New Opportunities," argues for a paradigm shift in how we craft urban policy, aiming for "inclusive prosperity" as a way to get past the old notion of tradeoffs between equity and growth, supply side and demand side, business and development. The editorial is available here.
09.05.2008: We are pleased to report that the analysis for the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project has been completed, and the project team is now in the process of finalizing the presentation of the results. A full report documenting the project and its findings will soon be available. In the meantime, a document summarizing the key project outcomes is available here.
05.20.2008: A full report presenting the methodology and findings of "Grads and Fads: the Dynamics of Human Capital Location" is now available in the publications section of our web site. The project, conducted for CEOs for Cities, explored the relative importance of economic and quality of life factors in attracting and retaining knowledge workers.
02.10.2008: The Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project is developing innovative tools for community and economic development. A document describing an initial set of tools developed by the project, including a cutting edge index of neighborhood performance, can be found in the dedicated section of our web site.
01.15.2008: The Funders' Exchange on Community Change, Poverty Reduction and Prosperity Promotion, coordinated by the Aspen Institute, featured a new presentation at their San Diego meetings, by Bob Weissbourd, on "Analyzing Local Economies." The presentation, which includes new findings, tools and frameworks from the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project, is available in the Publications section of our site.
10.22.2007: The Third Annual J.McDonald Williams Institute conference in Dallas featured a panel on urban revitalization including researchers, developers and business representatives. Riccardo Bodini spoke about new information resources influencing retail location decisions and the implications of the current trends in urban America for communities engaging in retail development.
10.20.2007: The Williams Review publishes "Regional Effects and Convergence in Dallas Neighborhood Housing Markets," a paper by Riccardo Bodini presenting selected findings from the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project. The paper investigates two key questions relating to the dynamics of neighborhood change: the extent to which change in housing prices at the neighborhood level is driven by change in the region, and the extent to which neighborhoods tend to converge over time. The paper is available in the Publications section of this site.
10.19.2007: In the context of the Urban Markets Initiative Forum "Connecting Communities," Robert Weissbourd and Riccardo Bodini unveiled some of the tools that the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project is developing, including the innovative DNT Repeat Sales Index and a new method for estimating the impact of various development interventions. The power point presentation from the conference can be found here.
10.19.2007: The Urban Markets Initiative Forum also featured a plenary on Innovation. Robert Weissbourd's speech addressing opportunities for and barriers to innovation in the field of economic development can be found here.
10.03.2007: The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership invited RW Ventures to present the initial results of the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project at its conference in Indianapolis. The presentation included a brief background on the project, the initial findings from the Evolution phase of the analysis, as well as a description of the work the project is currently undertaking. To access the report with the findings from the Evolution phase of the project, as well as additional project materials, please register here.
06.15.2007: "The City that NetWorks: Transforming Society and Economy through Digital Excellence" was unveiled by Julia Stasch, Chair of the Mayor's Advisory Council on Closing the Digital Divide, at the Community Media Summit on June 15. The Report lays out a comprehensive plan for achieving universal digital excellence, as vital to the future of a global city. RW Ventures played the lead role in drafting the Report (a copy of which will soon be available in the Publications section of the web site).
05.03.2007: "Exploring Innovation," a national conference on community development finance sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis, featured Bob Weissbourd as a "Key Leader," presenting a session on "Into the Economic Mainstream" with Mark Pinsky of Opportunity Finance Network, and a luncheon plenary on "Innovation in the Nation," along with Sandra Braunstein of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and John Talmage of Social Compact.
03.12.2007: Chicago's Global Future Study Group is a series of discussion meetings on how Chicago can compete and thrive in the global economy, sponsored by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. In connection with this series, RW Ventures prepared a policy brief based on the implications of "Grads and Fads: The Dynamics of Human Capital Location" for the Chicago Region. The brief was presented by Bob Weissbourd at the March meeting of the group, which focused on the importance of education. The full report presenting the Study Group findings can be found here.
01.29.2007: On January 29th, the City of Seattle hosted the Seattle kickoff meeting for the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project. The meeting of community, government, business, academic, foundation and other leaders introduced the project and presented preliminary findings on patterns of change in Seattle neighborhoods. To find out more about the project, please register here.
01.10.2007: RW Ventures is pleased to announce that Michael He has joined the firm. Michael, who has a Masters in statistics from Stanford and private sector experience in market analysis and segmentation, brings an exceptional set of skills in sophisticated quantitative and analytic methods, and is a tremendous addition to the RW Ventures team.
11.20.2006: On November 20th, The Cleveland Foundation hosted the Cleveland kickoff meeting for the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project. The meeting of community, government, business, academic, foundation and other leaders introduced the project and presented preliminary findings on patterns of change in Cleveland neighborhoods. To find out more about the project, please register here.
11.02.2006: The Opportunity Finance Network has opened up a new dialogue on policies to make markets more effective and inclusive. At the OFN annual conference, "The Power of Opportunity," Bob Weissbourd presented a new framework for this policy discussion, which is also the topic of a paper soon to be released by OFN. The Power Point presentation from the conference can be found here.
10.24.2006: The Foundation for Community Empowerment hosted the Dallas kickoff meeting for the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project. The meeting, attended by a group of practitioners, academics and local government officials, was designed to introduce the Taxonomy project and gather feedback on preliminary findings for the Dallas repeat sales index. To find out more about the project, please register here.
10.23.2006: Market-based economic development and the Shorebank experience were the themes of the keynote address delivered by Bob Weissbourd at the second annual conference of the J. McDonald Williams Institute in Dallas. The same conference featured a panel on economic development policy and a presentation on market-based economic development.
08.22.2006: Living Cities has recently released the first volume of the Living Cities Policy Series, a collection of papers to stimulate serious conversation about issues that are important to American cities. The Series includes our piece "Strengthening Communities for Regional Prosperity," which highlights key connections between neighborhood and regional development. The series has been distributed by Congressman Michael Turner to the members of the Speaker's Saving American Cities Working Group, and to the Working Group's Urban Advisory Committee. The full article is available here.
06.05.2006: RW Ventures has moved into new office space. Click here to see our new contact information.
04.05.2006: The MacArthur Foundation and Living Cities hosted a meeting of research organizations, community development practitioners and data providers to introduce the Dynamic Neighbnorhood Taxonomy Project and discuss data and measurement issues for community economic development. The meeting, titled "Measuring Neighborhood Dynamics," attracted leading experts and organizations from across the country and generated an engaging and productive conversation. Meeting materials will be available soon on our web site.
02.10.2006: Sponsored by Living Cities, RW Ventures is launching the Dynamic Neighborhood Taxonomy project, a multi-year initiative designed to create better tools for understanding urban communities. Ultimately, the DNT aspires toenable neighborhood development practitioners, businesses and others who invest in neighborhoods to identify, with respect to particular communities, the neighborhood type, its pattern and stage of development, and key interventions to drive change. The project hopes to establish a network of participating partner organizations that would share data, provide feedback and apply the project results. A short project description can be found here. Contact us to learn more about this initiative.
02.07.2006: "Attracting and Retaining Knoweldge Workers" was the subject of a Central Philadelphia Development Corporation Forum presentation by Bob Weissbourd. CPDC, a leading downtown development organization, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
09.12.2005: Bob Weissbourd and Carol Coletta of CEOs for Cities present Changing Dynamics of Urban America to the Greater Milwaukee Committee. The event was designed to launch a joint effort to brand and promote the Greater Milwaukee Region.
09.01.2005: Bob Weissbourd is selected to be on the Advisory Board of the Metropolitan Economies Project. The project, recently launched by the Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program,is a multi-year initiative designed to promote understanding of the economic transformation underway in American cities and metropolitan areas.
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the following is re-posted with permission from it's writer. it is about the positive effects of having scleroderma. special thanks to lidka for sharing her beautiful thoughts with us.
It is hard to think about anything positive related to scleroderma, but... if we forget about our pain, various debilitating attacks, the inconveniences, destruction of careers and sometimes relationships, which were precipitated by this illness, then there are some things which are definitely positive.
For me, the most positive outcome is that I have found new friends to whom I can relate and feel very comfortable with.
We understand one another better than those 'outside of scleroderma world', but also, I am no longer lonely with my disease. I found some remarkable friends through our scleroderma support group, whom I would not have had a chance to meet otherwise. Some are fellow patients, and some are their relatives, or volunteers who are selflessly giving their time to help us. And to me that expansion of my world is truly the most positive result of having scleroderma.
Scleroderma taught me to live every moment to the fullest, because I have now deeper awareness of ephemeral character of life. I value time more than before. I appreciate small good things happening to me, (like proverbial 'smelling the roses') more than before. In short, I am wiser.
The other 'positive' is of course a deeper understanding of people with other debilitating illnesses like MS, Lupus, UC, RA, various cancers, and many others.
In my case I also better understand people who are frail, weak, frequently in pain, which they do not broadcast to the rest of the world, but silently endure.
Before scleroderma appeared in my life, the phrase 'to be tired' had different meaning for me. It meant, I was tired, but still had some reserves to go on, and what was the best, after some sleep and rest, I could expect to get up and live like I did before. But scleroderma revealed to me how devastating the real fatigue can be, and taught me the true meaning of the expression: 'I am tired'.
Therefore I understand those old people who are visibly in some pain, who are obviously tired, who walk slowly, rest frequently and still smile apologetically to people around them and even more, somehow are able to find words of encouragement for younger, stronger folks, who are in some fleeting distress. Those old people who suffer themselves, have remarkable capacity to offer love and understanding to others, because they've acquired their wisdom not from some books, but at the Department of Suffering of the University of Life. I have some people like that in my social landscape and now, that I am ill myself, I am also more able to learn from them.
Scleroderma is a cruel but effective teacher of compassion, empathy and of greater understanding of the suffering of others. We are more forgiving now. True, we ourselves suffer, but we now are acutely aware of the enormity of suffering in the world around us... and as a result of this awareness we can sometimes extend to them, metaphorically speaking, a helpful arm or at least a smile. And this gesture makes the world better place to live for all of us.
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1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration
After reading the reviews I still tried the recipe sans lemon or vanilla extract. Instead I increased the lemon zest to 1 tablespoon. I rolled the dough out to 1/8" and baked for 10 minutes without using the sugar coating. The consistency was great; I got a nice golden color around the edges. I drizzled the cookies with an icing made from ~ 1 cup confectioner's sugar, 1 tbsp. lemon juice and ~ 1/4 tsp. lemon zest. I let the icing dry (about 1 hour) before stacking for storage. My daughters gave them a double thumbs-up for taste. Most of the flavor intensity came from the icing instead of the cookie. Remember that it's a lemon and butter cookie, and I tasted a good balance of both from my procedure.
All-in-all the recipe was pretty good. I would probably swap the lemon juice for the extract next time around. Also, the thickness of the cookie as stated in the recipe is not correct. It says the dough should be rolled to 1/4" inch. Using this thickness the yield is approximately half of the 2 1/2 dozen stated. Not only is the yield cut in half but the cooking time hs to be almost doubled. I suggest rolling these to about 1/8" thickness.
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These were very light and refreshing!! I substituted 1 teas vanilla and 1 teas lemon extract instead of the lemon juice. Instead of rolling I refrigerated the dough made into small balls and flattened out into circles. I used the sugar cookie icing recipe from this site! Very Yummy and easy! Thanks Kathleen!
This recipe is excellent! I added a little more lemon zest to the dough. I did not decorate with granulated sugar, instead I made an icing with powdered sugar, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Every person that tried these cookies, thought they were wonderful. Thank you for the recipe.
Hello Kathleen, I made your lemon cookies today...they were just what I was looking for crisp sweet and good !!! Thank you for a "real" leon cookies without the cake mix.. only thing is I use graded lemon rind ...didn't have any lemon zest ..I think it is the same.
I don't understand how the taste can be so varied when you follow a recipe exactly as stated. I thought these were bland. I tried various icings to "fix" the flavor. This is first time that I have tossed a batch in the garbage. Sorry.
YUM! As a big lemon dessert person, I search high & low for decent lemon cookie recipes (no cake mix!!), and this one was a winner! It's still a tad soft and just lightly cakey in the center, but the edges were crisp and the flavor was really good. I followed the recipe as is, except I did not roll them out, just spooned them in sparse teaspoonfuls. I did put sugar on the tops, too. I usually prefer the lemon flavor to be more pronounced, but the light, delicate lemon flavor in this went well with it being a "butter cookie", so I really can't complain. I decided to make a simple, easy glaze to top them. I put about 1/4 cup of sugar in a glass mixing cup, added just enough lemon juice to barely wet it, then microwaved for 1 min 10 seconds, till bubbly. then I stirred in about 1.5 oz of cream cheese and mixed w/a fork until the cream cheese was blended through. The lemon cream cheese glaze really amped up this cookie, give it a try.
Easy to prepare however not much lemon flavor
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Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe Servings Per Recipe: 12 Amount Per Serving Calories: 185 Calories from Fat: 74
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Teriyaki Kabobs
- 8 large bamboo skewers
- 8 large mushrooms
- 1 eggplant cut into large cubes
- 1 onion cut into large cubes
- 8 cherry tomatoes
- 1 green pepper cut into large cubes
- 2 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 4 tablespoon orange juice
- 2 teaspoon canola or olive oil
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- Soak skewers in water.
- Make the marinade by combining all ingredients in medium-sized bowl.
- Par cook the eggplant, onions, mushrooms, and green pepper together in a covered container in the microwave or on top of the stove using a steamer. You want them to be crisp-tender, not too soft.
- Rinse with cool water.
- Place the vegetables on the skewers.
- Place them in shallow pan and pour the marinade on top.
- Preheat your grill or oven boiler.
- Broil or grill the vegetables kabobs until golden, brushing a few times with the marinade.
- Discard any remaining marinade.
- Serve hot.
Optional serving suggestion: We recommend serving these kabobs over a bed of brown rice with a three bean salad to the side.
Makes 4 servings. Serving size: 2 kabobs
Nutritional analysis per serving:
- Calories 78
- Calories from Fat 24
- Saturated Fat 0g
- Total Fat 3g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 274mg
- Total Carbohydrate 13g
- Dietary Fiber 2g
- Protein 2g
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Check out these tips that will help make your stay at Country Stampede more enjoyable.
- When you arrive at either camp check-in or one of the entry gates, you will exchange your ticket for a wristband. Wristbands that have been removed or tampered with will become invalid, so you will want to make sure that you leave it one for all four days. Otherwise, you will have to buy a new ticket.
- We hold banding parties in the campgrounds and at different locations around town. Stay tuned for locations and times.
- Four day general admission tickets are nontransferable. One ticket is only good for one person over the four days.
- Please note that trying to pass counterfeit or tampered with bands is a crime for which the authorities pursue prosecution.
- Beware of counterfeit wristbands and tickets. The only way to ensure that you have a legitimate Country Stampede ticket is to buy your ticket from us directly or through one of our authorized ticket outlets. (link to outlets page).
- We only sell wristbands at our ticket booths and they are put on you by our staff. If anyone offers to sell you a wristband outside of the festival gates, you can be certain it is counterfeit.
- All bags will be searched prior to entry in the festival. Please note that food and beverage carry-ins of any type, including alcohol, are not allowed.
- Any alcohol purchased inside the festival grounds has to be consumed or dumped out before leaving through the gates.
- Beverage receptacles other than empty official Country Stampede mugs or empty water misters are not allowed.
- Video recorders are not allowed.
- No weapons are allowed on Country Stampede grounds, concealed or otherwise. This includes guns and knives of any kind.
- For safety and sanitation reasons we don't allow pets into the festival or campgrounds. Service animals excluded.
- Gates open at 4pm on Thurs and 1pm Fri Sat and Sun. VIP & Handicapped patrons can enter the gates 30 minutes early. Jump the Line ticket holders get in the gates 15 minutes early.
- If you are parking in our general parking lot you will want to purchase a four day parking pass before the event. We stop selling these the Friday before the week of the event, and if you don't have one you will have to pay for parking every time you come and go.
- Cars have to be removed from the general parking lot by 3 a.m.
- Any vehicles improperly parked in the campgrounds or left overnight in the general parking areas will be towed and impounded.
- 4-Day car parking passes are not valid in any campground areas.
- We only accept cash at the festival, so make sure you have plenty on hand. If you get short, Kansas State Bank provides ATM machines around the grounds.
- An information booth is provided by the Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau. It's located on the southeast side of the festival. They provide a lost & found, and is a great place to meet up with friends or family. They can also provide you with information about the festival as well as information about Manhattan and the surrounding area.
- Performers, programs, and dates are subject to change without notice.
- Free water is available from one of the water buffalos located around the festival.
- We want everybody to have a great time, but please do so with responsibility. If consuming alcohol, please do so in moderation or if underage not at all. We do have a zero tolerance policy in regards to underage drinking.
- Don't provide alcohol to minors. We do have authorities watching out, so don't ruin your weekend by providing alcohol to underage people.
- Choose a designated driver.
- Treat your fellow Stampeders and Stampede staff with respect.
- Familiarize yourself with and follow all of the local laws and festival policies as they will be enforced.
- Security and uniformed patrolmen are on-site to ensure safety at Country Stampede. If you experience a problem or an emergency, please contact one of them for assistance.
- Medical and first aid services are available on-site courtesy of the RCEMS & Red Cross.
- All persons attending the Country Stampede do so at their own risk. Owners, managers, promoters, sponsors or others assume no liability.
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
Are there seats available or do I bring my lawn chair or blanket?
If you are a general admission ticket holder, please bring your lawn chair. To save room and for the comfort and convenience of other festival attendees we cannot allow lounge chairs or blankets as seating.
Are there handicapped accessible seating, restrooms, and parking?
Yes, there is seating available to the left of the VIP section. This allows one handicapped individual and one guest. Seating is limited, so please ask other family members and friends to remain in the general seating area. Handicapped accessible rest rooms are located a short distance away as well as other places on the festival grounds. To access the handicapped parking area you will need to display your state, city, or county hang tag or license plate.
What is the traffic like going into Stampede?
Traffic does get a little heavy at certain times of the day. It is best to come early and stay late to avoid delays. Tune to 94.5 Country for traffic updates and weather.
Are children's prices available?
Children 5 and under get in free. Tickets for Children 6-12 can be purchased online for a very low price. Click here for prices.
Do I need a special pass to get into the campgrounds?
In order to access the campgrounds, you must have a four-day general admission, VIP, or Reserved seating wristband. If you want to set up a campsite and park a vehicle or motor home you will need a four-day camping pass. Get more details here.
I know I can't bring food or beverages into the festival, but can I bring a bag with wet-wipes, sun block, a towl, ect…?
Yes. Please remember that all bags are subject to search by our gate security.
I heard that Country Stampede was moving from Manhattan. Is that true?
We hear this rumor every year and it is not true. Country Stampede will continue to be held at Tuttle Creek State Park.
How do I become a sponsor of Country Stampede?
Country Stampede has many innovative ways to help you promote your business through the festival. Click here to learn more.
How do I become a vendor?
Click here for more information on becoming a vendor
How does the four-day wristband work?
You will exchange your paper ticket for a four-day wristband beginning Thursday morning at Campground Check-in or Thursday afternoon at either the East or west Festival entrance gates. Take care of this wristband as it will become your passport to re-enter the festival for the entire four days. If it is removed or damaged it cannot be replaced. Wristbands are nontransferable and are void if tampered with. All wristbands will be placed on the right wrist.
I have Jump the Line Tickets, how many chairs can I carry in?
Only one chair per ticket holder. Once Jump the Line gates have opened, we will not allow you to leave and reenter until the regular gate opening time.
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