Whenever I tell people that Columbia needs to attract more young singles, I get some odd looks. Don’t we already have plenty of young college students? True, but how many of our nearly 30,000 students actually remain here in Columbia? You could say that talented young people are Columbia’s number one export. That’s a shame […]
Read MoreTruly cool cities don’t need marketing campaigns—just ask the folks in Austin or Boulder. But what if your city isn’t cool and wants to be? Michigan is trying to answer this question with its Cool Cities campaign, a statewide initiative to spur economic development by making Michigan, well, cooler. What makes a city cool—and how […]
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