Author: RiverAdmin
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Guest Column – Reynolds Construction
Published first on the Progress News, March 8, 2021 We’re sure by this point everyone in Emlenton has seen or heard about the construction project taking place in and along the river at the edge of town. The good news is that the project is completed and we’re just waiting for warmer temperatures for… Read more
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The Relativity of Failure
Published first on the Progress News, March 1, 2021 Today I’d like to talk a bit about something that most of us try to avoid, even though it’s a perfectly normal and natural part of life. Something that some people will go to great lengths to hide or cover up, even though we all do… Read more
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Local Perspective on Rail Trails
Published first on the Progress News, February 22, 2021 Anne Schleiden loves our local rail-trails. After moving to the Chicora area from Cranberry Township more than twenty years ago, Anne settled into the relaxed rhythm of rural riverside life. Walking and biking trips along the rail-trails in the area have become a staple activity for… Read more
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Small Business Success
Published first on the Progress News, February 15, 2021 All around the globe, people have been stepping up, responding to the challenges brought about or highlighted by the events of the last year. Small businesses, too, have been doing what they can, both to help their communities and to help themselves survive these tumultuous times. … Read more
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Baby Steps
Published first on the Progress News, February 8, 2021 Last week I shared the tale of a very successful Redevelopment project that sparked the transformation of an entire region. As I alluded to, though, the process is neither instantaneous nor cheap. As we get fully underway with our current EPA Brownfield project, I’d like to… Read more
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Redevelopment Success
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Joseph Croskey’s Journey
Published first on the Progress News, January 25, 2021 Like so many of us, Joseph Croskey’s journey has been a winding road, part strategy and intention and part luck and circumstance. Continual life redevelopment, one could say! He originally studied engineering as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point, and then… Read more
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A Team Sport
Published first on the Progress News, January 18, 2021 Last week we talked about the importance of perspective for redevelopment work. Quite simply, no one person, no matter how well they think they might understand a problem, is going to be able to see every side. This is why redevelopment is a team sport, and… Read more
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Celebrating the Challenges
Published first on the Progress News, January 11, 2021 I work in an interesting field, where change is celebrated, challenges are embraced, and differing thoughts are not just invited but needed. Redevelopment, after all, implies that what is currently developed is not working as well as it could, and some sort of change is required. … Read more
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Looking Forward
Published first on the Progress News, January 4, 2021 Last week, we explored how the ORA has adapted and evolved over the last decade and a half. To start off the New Year, we’re looking forward. Organizational redevelopment never truly ends, after all, and CEO John Phillips stressed the importance of being willing to “get… Read more
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Evolution of the ORA
Published first on the Progress News, December 28, 2020 The ORA looked very different fifteen years ago than it does today. I sat down recently with current CEO John Phillips to talk about the last decade and a half, and how the ORA has evolved. “I came on board in November of 2005,” Phillips noted,… Read more
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Putting Theory into Practice
Published first on the Progress News, December 14, 2020 We’ve been talking a fair bit about the theory of redevelopment – what it’s about and what sorts of activities it can entail. Today, though, I’d like to focus on the practical side of redevelopment: what it will actually be doing in one of our towns.… Read more