Picture it — a vivid display of growth that propelled Leawood, Kansas, to the top of WalletHub’s Top 20 Small Cities of America for the second year in a row for cities with a population of 25,000-100,000. Leawood is home to a … Continue reading →
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — 1/31/2020 — The flurry of economic development and urban revitalization across the City of Bridgeport has cultivated a renewed interest in updating municipal, residential and commercial properties to be more efficient and sustainable. Since 2018, city officials have … Continue reading →
They’re on practically every city street, and we’re so used to seeing them we likely take streetlights and traffic signals for granted. But many cities across the nation are getting smart and finding ways to utilize those plentiful resources in … Continue reading →
The place is a mystery, a classroom, a cultural museum and an ancient encyclopedia written more than three millennia ago that is slowly unfolding its pages to the painstaking efforts of archaeologists. Poverty Point State Historical Site, a U.S. National … Continue reading →
It has been nearly 240 years since a group of French-Canadian settlers came to the bank of the River Raisin in the Northwest Territory. The small community between what is now Detroit, Mich., and Toledo, Ohio, sat where the river … Continue reading →
In order to help with the flow of traffic and limit delays following an accident or incident, Seattle, Washington, publicly launched a response team in October 2018 designed to improve the handling of these issues. Following an incident on … Continue reading →
There’s power in numbers. That’s the idea behind the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, a coalition of 95 mayors from 124 mayor-led cities on the Mississippi River. A vast majority of mayors are in the association, and the mayor … Continue reading →
Taking the time to prepare for winter during ideal weather conditions maximizes success when the real weather threats strike. On Oct. 16, 2019, various agencies and departments across the city of Lubbock, Texas, came together to participate in an annual … Continue reading →
A well-known lateral thinking puzzle posits a wealthy book collector who purchases a rare edition for a quite princely sum. To maximize his investment, he takes the book home and immediately throws it in his fireplace. The question is, … Continue reading →
Innovation is making the rural library system in Milledgeville, Ga., even more essential to the surrounding community thanks to a recent technology known as TV White Space. TV White Space captures the unused space between digital signals coursing through … Continue reading →
