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Courting the Creative Class To Achieve Economic Development      By Theresa Camoriano     Greater Louisville Inc. recently sponsored a presentation by Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, who presented an interesting theory about how to promote economic development in an area.  His theory is that the places that have the greatest economic success are those that are able to attract creative people.  He also says that a city’s lifestyle is what is important in attracting and keeping the creative people, and that lifestyle can be promoted in low cost ways, such as by word of mouth.  He does not promote the usual huge projects that drain tax money, such as arenas and convention centers.  Bravo!.....

V.E.T. TIP     Hey guys and gals, have you failed the V.E.T. test or will you fail it next time?  If so, I have a tried and true tip for you......

'Development' is not a dirty word     by Henry Lamb     Environmental extremists have done a great job demonizing important words in our vocabulary: logging, growth, corporations and development, are but a few. These are not dirty words.

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