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Recast City @recastcity

Bring main street, downtown, & the local economy back to life with small-scale manufacturing. Follow Ilana Preuss, CEO of Recast City, at @ilanapreuss.

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Recast City@recastcity
7 Feb 2020
All the juicy tidbits about Recast City, great places, and how to bring downtown back to life with small-scale manufacturing businesses happen over on LinkedIn. Connect with @ilanapreuss and also head over to LI to make sure you get all the details! linkedin.com/in/ilanapreuss/
Our small-scale manufacturers and community have greatness, and they just need a boost. That’s where you come in. 💪 Own your power to create change. Nominate yourself for the Recast City Sparks and let us share your story nationally. bit.ly/3A99mnO
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Small businesses aren’t satisfied. Here are the facts– small businesses are more likely to have higher paying opportunities for families in your community. How do we get there? Get the first chapter of my book, Recast Your City, here: bit.ly/49YRCsx
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Decades of underinvestment and international job outsourcing have decimated communities across the country. Now is the time to create strategies that help small businesses. Get the first chapter of my book “Recast Your City” here: bit.ly/49YRCsx
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A lot of business owners have been historically excluded or underserved by our programs, #financing, and #realestate of the past. It doesn’t need to be like that. Sign up today for the FREE Recast Your City to Thrive Four-Day Challenge! Sign up here: bit.ly/3DFNRK0
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🛠 Are your #smallbusinesses struggling? 🛠 Your pop-up events have waiting lists but your #storefronts sit empty? 🛠 Change starts now! Register for our FREE Four-Day Challenge here: bit.ly/3nneYF9 #historicpreservation #womeninmanufacturing #impinv
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Are your small businesses struggling? Change starts now! Register for our FREE Four-Day Challenge here: bit.ly/3nneYF9 #historicpreservation #womeninmanufacturing #impinv
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The key to thriving small businesses lies in the support they receive from local leaders. Our Four-Day Challenge shows #local #leaders how to invest in the #ecosystems that make their #communities special. Register for our FREE Four-Day Challenge here: bit.ly/3nneYF9
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🛠 #CharmCity is full of dynamic product-based businesses. My op-ed from @nextcity identifies the elements of #Baltimore's winning community development model. #SmallScaleManufacturing #Manufacturing #Nextcity 🛠 Read it here: nextcity.org/urbanist-news/e…
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#Cities and #towns across the country are excited to get back to normal. My piece from @MeetoftheMinds touches on how small #cities and #towns can come back stronger as our #economy recovers1 #MadeInAmerica Check it out here: bit.ly/3ripIC6 #RecastYourCity
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I’m in love with #Atlanta’s #entrepreneurial #ecosystem! @drkeyhallmon & @wajisa took a moment to speak with me about all things #Blackownedbusiness in “How Can We Achieve Equitable Retail Growth? Look to Atlanta” 🛠 Read it here:bit.ly/3DdM53H. Thank you, @NextCity!
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Our work in #Ohio is a great example of what happens when #communities learn to #invest in what makes them special. Read “Recast City Helps Cities Revitalize Their Downtowns With Small-Scale Manufacturing’s ‘Cool Factor’” here: bit.ly/3C5fhHH Thank you, @Forbes!
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Do you know what you're working to achieve with your #realestate or #economicdevelopment programs? Not just help #business but which #businesses and in what way? And how can #ARPA $$$ help you get there? Always more details at RecastYourCity.com
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Loved talking to the @PlacemakingPod all about #RecastYourCity! Every week, the Placemaking Podcast discusses key topics of #realestate development with professionals from all facets of the #realestate development process. Tune in here: bit.ly/3qN8eOB #podcast #makers
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Your city's identity is its superpower! Invest in the people and #traditions that make your #town what it is. #RecastYourCity (it's a DIY-economic #selfhelp book all rolled up in one! get #chapter 1 for free at recastyourcity.com)
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We have a responsibility to businesses that came into our vacant storefronts and made the thriving place we all #love. What happens when the market gets hot and they start to get pushed out? tinyurl.com/ycbfewyr #localeconomy #realestate #mainstreet
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In 2020, income inequality reached a new peak in our #country. Let's close the #gap. Visit RecastYourCity.com for more and get the #tools to start making changes today! #RecastYourCity
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Don't just feed the big fish. Yes, it's an #economic development strategy problem. What to know what else to change? Check out 3 Signs that Your Economic Development Strategy Needs a Refresh. What would you add? tinyurl.com/y9knkfm3 #economicdevelopment #localeconomy

Three Signs that your Economic Development Strategy needs a Refresh — Recast City

The economy is much different today than it was 50 years ago. But you wouldn’t necessarily know it based on some communities’ approach to economic development.

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#Community leaders are tasked with the ultimate tightrope walk—often placed between the interests of residents with distinct needs and #developers with resources, #local leaders often don’t know where to turn. #SmallBiz #dcist #madeindc
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#Leaders must bring the #communities they represent into the decision room with them.Visit RecastYourCity.com to learn more about how 2 make it happen yourself & how this helps community #development-visit RecastYourCity.com & get Chapter1 for FREE. #RecastYourCity
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#Change is inevitable. We need the tools to be prepared for it. The people and the places in your #community are gold and are part of the solution. Recast Your City, my new book, gives you the tools to understand how. Visit RecastYourCity.com for more! #RecastYourCity
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