Initiative aims to expand economic base of communities. Knight Foundation Creative Communities Initiative

The Miami-based John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has picked Tallahassee and two other communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers, Charlotte, N.C., and Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wisc., as the launch sites of the new Knight Creative Communities Initiative. It’s a partnership with social theorist Richard Florida, author of "The Rise of the Creative Class," and Leon County’s business, education and government leaders to enhance the area’s economic base beyond government and education.

By Ferdie De Vega
DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER

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