Case Studies
Find out what other cities have done in their quest for cool!
Talent
Artist Development and Support (Creative Sector Occupations)
Be More Magnetic: Attract and Retain More Creative Sector Residents
Promote Student Volunteerism and Connect Students with the Community (PDF) - Expand the 20-30 Something Young Adult Retention and Attraction Groups and Catalyze
the Start of Specialty Groups (PDF)
Expand What You Have: Strengthen and Grow Middle Market Businesses
Innovation
Entrepreneur and Business Plan Competition (Business Formations)
- Great Lakes Entrepreneur Quest, Ann Arbor
Early State Investment
- Michigan Angel Network, MEDC
Youth Entrepreneurship
Diversity
Corporation Sponsoring Diversity Programs (Integration Index)
Stir the Melting Pot: Build Diversity and Promote Tolerance
- Start Early and Promote Diversity and Tolerance on Many Fronts (PDF)
- Attack Inequality in the Creative Sector (PDF)
- Diversity Dialogues
Environment
Champion Regionalism: Bigger Is Better
- Capitalize on the Region's Federal Legislative Power and Funding Links (PDF)
- Monitor and Measure Regional Success (PDF)
Downtown Waterfront Redevelopment and Sustainability
- Detroit Waterfront Conservancy
- Port Huron
Historic Preservation
- Allegan Bridge
- Jackson Post Office (PDF)
- Peter White Library (PDF)
