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Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin Contest
Each year, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and Johnson Financial Group partner to determine the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin...
2 days ago


Things To Do in Michigan in April
Our exciting list of 2025 Michigan April events, music festivals and things to do will keep you busy all month!
3 days ago


Main Street America Offers Disaster and Resilience Toolkit!
Main Street America has developed the Main Street Disaster and Resilience Toolkit to help communities prepare for, respond to, and...
Mar 16


A Walking Audit Can Help You Quickly Improve Street Design
A post-construction walking audit gives us the opportunity to learn and improve from every project.
Mar 15

The Case for Celebrating Different Developments
For the past 80 years, development in North America has been shaped by a suburban experiment but now...
Mar 15


Is Your Town Housing Ready? Get the StrongTown.org Tool Kit
These Six Policies Will Make Your Town Housing Ready...
Mar 15


Why Housing ‘Efficiency’ Isn’t Making Homes Affordable
We find ourselves in the fifth housing bubble of the postwar era, this one driven largely by Federal Reserve intervention and Wall Street
Mar 15


Eight Graphics That Explain Main Street
Modest increases in budgets, staffing, and volunteers are encouraging, but more significant bumps are needed to substantially increase...
Mar 14


What is Small Town Smart Growth? And Why it's Critical!
Smart growth means reinvesting in America’s downtowns and main streets, the economic engines of big cities and rural towns alike.
Feb 17


Dangerous By Design - What Small Towns Should Know
Dangerous by Design finds that 7,522 people were struck and killed while walking in 2022, an average of more than 20 per day.
Feb 17


Small Town Grant Opportunity- Requires a Match.
$10,000 in funding for resident-driven groups in small cities and towns to start...
Feb 16

Pros and Cons of Tiny Homes
As small towns look for innovative ways to address housing needs and attract new residents, tiny homes have emerged as a compelling...
Feb 16


Smart Growth Self-Assessment for Rural Communities
The Smart Growth Self-Assessment for Rural Communities is a compilation of strategies, organized by 11 common "goal areas," that...
Feb 16


These Food and Dining Trends Will Dominate in 2025
Curious to see what’s going to be pipin’ hot on the food scene this year?
Jan 8
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