Author: RiverAdmin
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December Project Updates
Published first on the Progress News, December 6, 2021 Since we’ve been talking a fair bit recently about “what will be” and “what can be,” I figured it’s about time for a “what is” update! We’re fully into the grant-writing season, so unfortunately a lot of “what is” is…boring paperwork. Exciting for the potential it holds for… Read more
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Differing Realities, Part II
Published first on the Progress News, November 29, 2021 Last week we talked about differing realities, and how they can complicate the important work of relationship-building between redevelopment partners. This week we’re going to explore how those differing realities can actually benefit the process of developing large-scale, holistic solutions to systemic issues – by taking a… Read more
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Differing Realities
Published first on the Progress News, November 22, 2021 Over the last few weeks, we’ve been talking a lot about big, regional-scale redevelopment partnerships and programs. Such partnerships come with their own set of opportunities and challenges, especially the more diverse and spread out the players are. Geography, culture, resources, and expectations can vary greatly from community… Read more
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Regional Redevelopment Connections
Published first on the Progress News, November 15, 2021 I often get asked what exactly redevelopment is, or what kind of projects we are involved in, and it can be challenging to succinctly describe what goes on in a very wide-ranging field! One benefit of the creation of our regional coalition is that it offers… Read more
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What Is a Regional Growth Cluster?
Published first on the Progress News, November 8, 2021 In the last column, I mentioned the creation of a regional coalition of redevelopment partners. I threw out some soundbites like “innovation ecosystem” and “regional growth cluster,” and you may be thinking, “okay, but what does that all Mean?” The idea of banding together for the… Read more
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An Update and Exciting News
Published first on the Progress News, October 25, 2021 Fall is firmly here, and with the change of seasons comes a flurry of updates in local Redevelopment! You may have noticed that I’ve been pretty quiet the last few weeks, but it certainly wasn’t because things had slowed down. Quite the contrary, in fact! I took my… Read more
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Celebrating Personal Partnerships
Published first on the Progress News, September 27, 2021 On Thursday, September 23rd, the Oil Region Alliance held its 16th Annual Meeting at Cross Creek Resort in Titusville. Having missed last year’s meeting due to COVID precautions, the ORA directors, staff, and members were eager to reconvene and catch up on everything that has been… Read more
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Collaborative Conversations
Published first on the Progress News, September 20, 2021 When you think of collaboration, what do you imagine? Do you think of folks pitching in, lending a hand, and getting a job done? Or do you think of folks sitting around a table, figuring out what needs to be done and how? In the grand… Read more
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Partnerships and Cooperation, for Halloween!
Published first on the Progress News, September 7, 2021 Over the last few weeks, we’ve looked at the impact of partnerships and cooperation – or the lack thereof – on community redevelopment efforts. When partnerships are plentiful and productive, progress proliferates! (Couldn’t help myself.) This week I’d like to highlight one new local collaboration that… Read more
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13 Ways to Kill Your Community
Published first on the Progress News, August 30, 2021 Last week I shared the inspirational tale of a little town in Kentucky that has done well for itself through persistence, partnerships, and positive thinking. On the one hand, it seems like these sorts of traits shouldn’t be all that remarkable – shouldn’t we all look… Read more
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Redevelopment Inspiration from Western Kentucky
Published first on the Progress News, August 23, 2021 “Don’t tell me why we can’t do it. Just tell me how.” Those were the words of Eddie DeArmond, the mayor of a small town in Kentucky back in 2007. When DeArmond took up the mantle of public service, Greenville, Kentucky, was in the same dire straits as… Read more
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Artistic Connections
Published first on the Progress News, August 16, 2021 The summer has certainly been abuzz with happenings celebrating our local connections, and on Wednesday, July 28th, Emlenton’s own local art cooperative joined in with a fun event of their own! The group formerly known as The Chicken Coop Studio 306 officially rebranded as “The Coop Public… Read more