Downtown Activity Has a Large Ripple Effect

Date: 25 May 2013 | posted in: Media Coverage, Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The Daily Advance, May 25, 2013 I’m constantly trying to communicate the importance of our Downtown to our community. Not only is it our “heart” containing our rich history, character and beautiful waterfront, but it’s also an important part in our economic growth. Downtown shows our community’s “personality,” strength and stability. Stacy Mitchell, in an article, … Read More

How To Hit Pay Dirt

Date: 13 May 2013 | posted in: Media Coverage | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

BioCycle Magazine, May 13, 2013 A new report released on May 8 by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) — “Pay Dirt: Composting in Maryland to Reduce Waste, Create Jobs, & Protect the Bay” — found that 1,400 new full-time jobs could be supported in the state of Maryland for every million tons of yard trimmings … Read More

Report: Composting is key to new business and green jobs

Date: 8 May 2013 | posted in: Composting, Media Coverage | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Waste & Recycling News, May 8, 2013 Composting is a major job creator, according to a new report released from the non-profit Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Based on a survey of Maryland composters, the report found that 1,400 new full-time jobs could be supported for every million tons of yard trimmings and food scraps converted into … Read More

An outsider’s view of CenturyLink: Tips for Public-Private Partnership

Date: 6 May 2013 | posted in: Media Coverage, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Blandin on Broadband, May 6, 2013 Chris Mitchell promotes community networks. He’s at the Institute for Local Self Reliance, so his view makes sense. He follows broadband access closely. Late last week he posted an interesting article on CenturyLink, noting that CenturyLink’s plan for 1 Gbps service in Omaha is an outlier, not a sign of … Read More

How Much Do Cash Mobs like Shaker Heights’ Flash Cashers Help Small Businesses?

Date: 2 May 2013 | posted in: Media Coverage, Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Cleveland Plain Dealer, May 2, 2013 For over three hours on Monday night, more than 80 neighbors from a Flash Cashers cash mob handed Shaker Heights Hardware store thousands of dollars in extra business. Summoned by social media and word of mouth, participants who had pledged at least $20 each ended up spending several times that … Read More

Happy 39th Birthday, ILSR!

Date: 1 May 2013 | posted in: Media Coverage | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

On the first of May 1974 Neil Seldman, Gil Friend and David Morris self-consciously incorporated the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.   We thought it made for a suitable birthing day. A little history might be in order. Traditionally May Day marked the beginning of spring.  In the Middle Ages it belonged to the workers. No work was done and … Read More

CenturyLink Enters the Gigabit Network Era

Date: 1 May 2013 | posted in: Media Coverage, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Telecompetitor, May 1, 2013 If you believe that Google, with their Google Fiber initiative, intended to raise awareness about gigabit FTTP networks and persuade other ISPs to move in that direction, it appears to be working. The latest to join the movement is CenturyLink, who announced today that they willbring a symmetrical gigabit FTTP network to … Read More

The Next Elizabeth Warren Susan Crawford’s crusade against lousy, overpriced Internet providers

Date: 30 Apr 2013 | posted in: Media Coverage, MuniNetworks | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

The New Republic, April 30, 2013 Telecom regulators don’t usually have public followings, except perhaps among other telecom regulators. But as soon as rumors began circulating that Julius Genachowski planned to resign as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), petitions appeared on sites like BoingBoing, Reddit, and Daily Kos calling on President Barack Obama to … Read More

The Case for Breaking Up Walmart

Date: 29 Apr 2013 | posted in: Media Coverage, Retail | 0 Facebooktwitterredditmail

Foreign Policy, April 29, 2013 After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Americans were quick to give much of the credit to the economic system of the West. The centralization and monopolization of the Soviet regime, so the thinking went, had stifled enterprise, choked creativity, and stripped wealth from vital systems. The magic formula? Democracy combined … Read More

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