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How to Tell if You Have Indian in Your Bloodline

People have different reasons for wanting to know whether they have American Indian in their bloodline. Some want to know whether the stories they heard about Indians being in their family tree are true; others want

USA Welcomes new Director Dave Carver! New Dates in Loudoun County & Washington DC!

Play Top Gun Sports-USA is pleased to announce that Dave Carver and Loudoun County has joined the Play Top Gun-USA Sports team<br>Dave is the Division Manager of Youth and Sports at the Loudoun County Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Services. Loudoun is located in the Washington DC metropolitan area. He loves the Washington Redskins, Washington Nationals, and is retiring from coaching Travel Softball, but…

Why we will no longer be a welcoming church

We’ve decided to quit being a welcoming church. No kidding. We’re giving it up. Like so many congregations, we’ve sunk an amazing amount of time and energy into becoming a welcoming church. We changed worship styles, trained greeters and ushers, wore name tags, brewed coffee, went to workshops on hospitality and put our friendliest people …

How to Wash a Dry-clean-only Comforter

Many comforters are dry-clean only because the manufacturer did not do thorough enough testing to ensure that the fabric and the contents could withstand a cycle in your home's...

Data Is Improving Government Services, But at What Cost to Citizens' Privacy?

Data now informs almost everything the public sector does, and it also informs on us.

Government lawyers don’t understand the Internet. That’s a problem.

10 Things the United States Should Copy From Other Countries

The United States has a lot to recommend it, but there's always room for improvement. Let's look abroad for better ways of doing things and and start improving.

Why do we need economic development?

Five Economic Development Site Selection Marketing Tactics

Looking for new business leads? Look no further than the site selection community—who have become supporters and valuable resources for economic developers looking to expand their project pipeline. So how can economic development professionals get on a site selector’s radar? Instead of sticking to the status quo, economic development professionals need to find out how... View Article

What can natural disasters teach us about economic development?

Historical events hold lessons for modern economic development.

Things Money Can’t Buy: Love, and Economic Development

It’s time for DC to tighten up its economic development incentives.

Capitalism, Economic Development, Gentrification: Who Benefits?

Capitalism, economic development, and gentrification. Some people revere them as driving forces that keep America as a world leader; while others suffer.

11 Things I’ve Learned About Economic Development

11 Things I’ve Learned about Economic Development During my still active career in economic and community development, I’ve learned quite a few things. Some, but not all, are listed below. These ar…

Economic development organizations: good or bad for entrepreneurial activity?

In developing VC markets such as the Midwest, some may think that funding from the government or economic development organizations are a godsend for local entrepreneurs. Startups are often looking...

IoT and Government: how new tech is driving economic development

Governments are working with new Internet of Things technologies to drive economic development in other cities across the globe

Peace through Prosperity: Integrating peacebuilding into economic development

A framework to explain how governments, businesses, non-governmental, organisations, and international agencies can contribute to peaceful economic development in fragile and conflict-affected countries. The framework demonstrates how economic and businesses choices and approaches can contribute to peace, by improving fair access to livelihoods, asset accumulation, revenues and services, and environmental and social sustainability. Methods are explained, and examples provided.<br>Sustainable Development Goals covered by this tool

Why Utilities Are Such Great Economic Development Partners

Utility companies are crucial to everyone’s success because they have a closer everyday relationship, and a greater impact, on quality of life and prosperity than any other industry.

When It Comes to Economic Development, There's No Free Lunch

According to a new economic analysis, the short term benefits of offering tax incentives can't overcome their long term costs.

Building 'Mixed-Use Industrial' to Spur Economic Development

Ilana Preuss writes for Smart Growth America about the opportunity to integrate small-scale industrial uses into development—what's called mixed-use industrial real estate.

Is Pinterest Right for Economic Development?

Recently, there’s been a lot of chatter on the web and in the media about Pinterest and the potential it has for marketing. Pinterest is a virtual bulletin board that allows people to organize and keep track of information they find on the Internet by “pinning” photos that relate to the topic of interest. The... View Article