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Community Economic Developent: Attracting Retailers and Keeping Them

December 11, 2012 /

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The large crowd participating in a recent ICMA web conference, Economic Developent: Attracting Retailers and Keeping Them, underscored the need for economic development in small communities. On November 8, Lisa Hill, vice president of the public sector division at Buxton (an ICMA Strategic Partner) welcomed Jeff Fleming, assistant city manager of Kingsport, Tennessee, and Steven Lantsberger, economic development director for Hesperia, California, for a practical look at understanding your market to attract and retain retailers.

Hill opened the presentation by touching on six key factors for successful economic development:

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