Michael W-P Fortunato, Ph.D. and Bruce Balfour, Ph.D., Author at Meeting of the Minds

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About Michael W-P Fortunato, Ph.D. and Bruce Balfour, Ph.D.

Michael W-P Fortunato, Ph.D. is Founding Partner of Creative Insight Community Development, and a specialist in rural and small town community and economic development, local entrepreneurial ecosystems, and grassroots innovation strategies.

Bruce Balfour, Ph.D. is Founding Partner of Creative Insight Community Development, and a specialist in arts, ag, and business incubation strategies, arts-based community development, local development strategy, and social network analysis.

4 Tested Techniques to Catalyze Small Town Redevelopment

by Michael W-P Fortunato, Ph.D. and Bruce Balfour, Ph.D. | May 16, 2018 | Economy, Society | 7 Comments

Driving into a town with a boarded-up Main Street or a row of abandoned factories make it look like the community has been the victim of a destructive economic process. In truth, the devastation that is apparent on the surface is really a symptom of deeper social and institutional problems that have been going on for a very long time. I have four strategies for you to make your rural redevelopment projects successful.