Cool Tools for Main Street Economic Development

Put more pizzazz in your business and property development strategies! Find inspiration in some experiments with new tools from angel investment groups to retail condominiums and think about putting a new spin on tried-and-true ideas. This session will profile some of the most promising economic development tools and outline ways you can put them to work for your revitalization program.

Learning Objectives:

  • Be familiar with innovative, replicable tools for Main Street business and property development
  • Learn how to develop and customize similar tools for her/his commercial district

Presenter:

Kennedy Smith, Community Land Use and Economics Group, Arlington, Va.

Track:

Economic Restructuring

Date/Time:

Tuesday, May 4 3:15-4:30 p.m.