San Francisco Bay Guardian, June 17, 2014 San Franciscans have always been wary of chain stores, more so than residents of any other major US city, none of which have taken on the ever-expanding national corporations and their homogenizing impact on local communities as strongly as San Francisco. In the decade since San Francisco first adopted … Read More
Wall Street Journal, June 11, 2014 It’s the kind of story people hear all the time. Two years ago, Rick Stender found out that a local business he liked—a custom-bike maker—was in big trouble. The shop needed money to import extra bike parts for the holiday rush. And banks wouldn’t extend any credit to such a … Read More
East Bay Express, June 11, 2014 The national campaign to create sustainable local economies is thriving as cities increasingly realize that attracting corporate chain stores is not the answer. For the past half-century, cities throughout the nation, and especially in California, have competed fiercely with each other to attract big-box retailers and chain stores. Politicians, mindful … Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Rebecca Toews 612-808-0689 – Rebecca@ilsr.org Zero Waste and Economic Development in the 21st Century: A Speaking Tour by Urban Ore Principals Dr. Dan Knapp and Mary Lou Van Deventer WASHINGTON, DC– Contentious plans to build garbage incinerators in the DC metro area are not the only way to deal with trash. That’s … Read More
Aljazeera America, June 6, 2014 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Clay Posey is in the middle of developing a 3D printing business out of the premier local startup incubator Co.Lab. He works on his laptop in Co.Lab’s downtown storefront space, where he shares tables, a fridge and a support network with dozens of others who are looking to … Read More
Government Technology, June 4, 2014 After nearly four years of data collection, research and analysis, the project is expected to provide local governments with valuable information about expanding digital infrastructure — without interfering with the marketplace. Looking for ways to improve broadband availability and service without contradicting political ideology can be difficult. Kansas is one of … Read More
Motherboard, June 4, 2014 In light of the ongoing net neutrality battle, many people have begun looking toGoogle and its promise of high-speed fiber as a potential saving grace from companies that want to create an “internet fast lane.” Well, the fact is, even without Google, many communities and cities throughout the country are already wired … Read More
Nooga.com, June 2, 2014 The Federal Communications Commission’s proposal that would change net neutrality rules has triggered worry from many people, including Chattanooga citizens. “This most recent proposal is not only harmful to smaller nonprofit organizations and small businesses … but it is also harmful to Internet users everywhere,” David White, CEO and founder of information … Read More
GigaOm, May 31, 2014 ISPs and naysayers will argue the consumers and businesses don’t yet need gigabit broadband because there’s nothing people can do with it yet. But that’s not the point. The speed is the app. Don’t wait for the killer app for gigabit networks. The speed is the app. That’s the lesson several businesses … Read More
