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October 22, 2019
Georgia Cities Foundation
The Development Sessions are designed to provide economic and community development professionals with the most current information, tools, professional insight, and resources available to augment municipal downtown development efforts and initiatives through departmental collaboration.
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If a city focuses on information security, they likely focus on securing servers, computers, laptops, and network equipment. Part of a thorough information security plan includes securing overlooked items with vulnerabilities. Here are five common risks you need to address.
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I continue to be reminded that all politics are local and that people gravitate to stories of hope and inspiration.
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October 3, 2019
Center for Community Progress
This report is designed to inform and inspire the efforts of everyone who plays a role in leveraging arts and culture to stabilize and revitalize neighborhoods, from foundations to local organizations and individual residents.
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October 1, 2019
Southern Office of The Council of State Governments
Micromobility vehicles can mitigate transportation and infrastructure issues facing cities. But their rise in popularity has precipitated transportation and public safety concerns for local government officials. In response, several Southern states enacted legislation this year to address how and where these scooters should operate, who is eligible to ride them, and what safety precautions need to be taken.
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September 25, 2019
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
Even as e-commerce takes market share and national chain stores close, demographic shifts have created a growth market for downtown retail and mixed-use.
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CitySmart by VC3
September 16, 2019
LaNise Essick, Network Infrastructure Consultant, Sophicity
When we talk to cities about their IT support, one frustration they often bring up is responsiveness. Your IT support may be talented and knowledgeable, but if they do not respond quickly when you need and depend on them, the money you pay them is too much—and may even be wasted.
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Not pandering to the extremes or the vocal minorities in any leadership role you may occupy may be difficult at times, but leadership is never easy. Focusing in on the needs of those that make up the majority of the bell curve is always the best way to proceed.
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August 20, 2019
Nathan Hall, Senior Engineer and Team Lead, Sophicity
As stewards of important citizen and city business information, cities need to treat electronic information just as they would treat valuables locked up in a vault or locking the doors of buildings.
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In a world where a "win at all costs" mentality seems to have taken root in many sectors of our society, I believe that the world is hungrier now more than ever for true, authentic leadership. In this column I’d like to take the opportunity to share with you some leadership lessons I’ve learned along the way which I hope will be helpful in your own leadership endeavors.
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A new report, “Killer Heat in the United States: Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot Days,” predicts a hotter future for the entire United States as people will experience more days of dangerous heat over the coming decades. The U.S. Southeast region will be the hardest hit by potentially lethal heat.
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CitySmart by VC3
July 24, 2019
Eric Johansson, Network Infrastructure Consultant
Cities rely heavily on hardware, software, and technology equipment to run their operations. Each piece of hardware, software, and technology comes from a vendor that you must interact with in some way. In some cases, you may rarely interact with the vendor. In other cases, such as with specialized software, you may interact with the vendor a lot.
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It’s painfully obvious to me, and many people that I talk to on a regular basis, that elected officials putting their politics above the people they serve has continually led to the same result, an undermining of public trust in the institution of government and the political process as a whole.
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July 15, 2019
National League of Cities (NLC)
The National League of Cities (NLC) released a comprehensive affordable housing report entitled "Homeward Bound: The Road to Affordable Housing," focusing on the challenges and solutions communities large and small are using to address the nation's growing affordable housing crisis in cities.
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July 10, 2019
Engaging Local Government Leaders Network
In this podcast, Dr. Shannon Portillo from the University of Kansas discusses institutionalized inequities in hiring and challenges the assumption that merit-based hiring is “neutral.” Local governments should examine their practices and policies if they want to encourage the creation of a diverse workforce.
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