Economic development agency tactics seldom create healthy, inclusive local revitalization, but this one in Minnesota is different In New Jersey, a $6 million restoration of 150-year-old urban reservoir will reconnect & revitalize neighborhood & boost biodiversity This state’s historic tax credits have spurred 67,578 jobs & $12 billion in private investment for community revitalization since 2011 The bicameral “Agriculture Resilience Act” is reintroduced to help restore the global climate and regenerate America’s soil health Demolition of decrepit pier sets the stage for redevelopment as a public park & playground to further revitalize Seattle’s waterfront Generation Restoration: World Economic Forum promotes a new wave of young people who are restoring the future for all Ohio University students have been restoring local biodiversity for a decade, using non-toxic methods to kill invasive plants $9.5 million revitalization of International Pier in Oswego, New York will boost storm resilience and protect tourism economy Regenerating healthy, functional complex forests to boost resilience and biodiversity while restoring our climate Baltimore County is regenerating 2 useless, closed landfills as productive clean energy farms to power their municipal buildings The restoration economy advances as Pepsi helps restore our global climate via seven million acres of regenerative agriculture Students at this university’s community-based learning project restore a vacant lot to help revitalize a neighborhood in Illinois Restoration Economy: Green infrastructure enters Canada’s federal budget with creation of $200 million Natural Infrastructure Fund Hawai`i has more invasive species than any place on Earth. Now, one of its islands is rat & rabbit-free, so its regeneration can begin. In Lansing, Michigan, a historic 113-year-old train station on a brownfield is being redeveloped to help revitalize the downtown Community revitalization leaders celebrate rebirth of funding to redevelop, repurpose or regreen vacant commercial properties Eight miles of Idaho’s Blackfoot River are being restored via a multifaceted public-private partnership to revitalize biodiversity “Reconnecting Communities Act” to revitalize American neighborhoods demolished and divided by racist urban planners Three Colorado towns advance downtown revitalization by combining historic restoration with energy efficient renovation Little Creatures Brewery successfully breathed new life into the five abandoned buildings of this historic 1924 woolen mill The Scottish Rewilding Alliance releases five regenerative policy recommendations to restore nature and climate together A revitalized rural future is coming to Ireland, as €75 million funds 24 landmark community regeneration projects nationwide South Carolina town celebrates agreement that boosts economic revitalization and restores 28 acres of critical nesting habitat North Carolina’s new virtual trail connects and helps revitalize Main Street community economies by boosting tourism revenues $102 million will renovate Saskatoon’s water, wastewater & solid waste infrastructure, and add green infrastructure for resilience Chicago’s INVEST South/West revitalization initiative attracts fifteen redevelopment proposals, now being reviewed by the public Maryland’s legislature makes great progress in boosting historic restoration, community revitalization and climate resilience Revitalization of long-struggling Syracuse, NY accelerates with affordable housing at new mixed-use, mixed-income redevelopment Louisiana will invest $261 million in large-scale hydrologic and marsh restoration projects in the Calcasieu-Sabine Basin U.S. EDA updates investment priorities to help local economic revitalization and resilience efforts heal earlier racial injustices
