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MEDIA ADVISORY: Cook County to discuss new BUILT in Cook Loan Fund
  • Apr 15, 2013
MEDIA ADVISORY FROM COOK COUNTY WHO: Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, joined by representatives from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). WHAT: BUILT in Cook Loan Fund - $30 Million Loan Guarantee Program approved by HUD. Fund will spur economic growth to finance…
New report provides recommendations for developing vibrant retail districts in Bronzeville
  • Mar 19, 2012
(Chicago) … Neighborhoods across Chicago are rethinking retail in response to a changing housing market, shifting economic realities, and new and existing residents’ wants and needs. In partnership with the Bronzeville Alliance, a coalition of local community organizations in the…
Gary: ‘The next comeback story of the Rust Belt’
Gary, Ind., Mayor-elect Karen Freeman-Wilson thinks her city is ready to tell a different story – and she’s not alone: Some 500 people from Gary, Northwest Indiana and greater metropolitan Chicago filled the Genesis Center on Tuesday, Dec. 13, for “Gary: City of Promise,” a…
Growing blue: Water, economic development, and corporate stewardship
I do my best to conserve water at home. I try to be smart about actual water use—only running full loads of laundry, keeping a pitcher of water in the fridge so I don't have to wait for cold water, etc.—but I rent, so I'm not in a position to retrofit my apartment with too much in the…
Innovation a mindset, not a buzz word
“Innovation” is a word that gets bandied about a lot these days, but it’s a buzz word that means very little to the average person. To me, innovation is a mindset that truly can transform cities and regions, and, ultimately, our national economy. At MPC, we’re doing more to…
MPC working with Gary, NWI partners on economic development roadmap
In recent months, MPC has been working in partnership with The Times of Northwest Indiana, as well as community, business, institutional and state leaders in northwest Indiana to identify opportunities to strengthen this vital part of the region. One such opportunity is the redevelopment of the…
Even at mid-speed, rail improvements can crank up Illinois' economy
This op-ed by MPC President MarySue Barrett appeared in Crain's Chicago Business May 3, 2010. As Illinois and neighboring states explore how a high-speed rail network could transform the Midwest, the Chicago area stands to gain employment and attract new economic development. The question is, how…
Get a taste of Placemaking at neighborhood restaurants
The first time I go outside for a run and have to dodge the outdoor seating that’s sprung up at local restaurants, I know it’s spring in Chicago. I happen to love eating outdoors, but my husband doesn’t (he has an extreme aversion to bugs landing on his food.) So when dining sans…
August Media Tips
  • Aug 25, 2009
MPC welcomes three Cabinet secretaries for Sept. 17 Annual Luncheon Capping off a recent day-long discussion on the future of America’s metropolitan areas with the White House Office of Urban Affairs and Domestic Policy Council, President Barack Obama announced that members of his…
Local ideas inform regional and national trends

Building on lessons learned by local leaders, MPC, and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus during the first round of the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP), the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning submits massive regional proposal for NSP 2.

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