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From good to great: How benchmarking drives continuous improvement

Open Access Government - Technology News

Companies analyse factors like revenue, cost structures, customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and innovation. Learning from top-performing companies helps refine strategies, optimise operations, and improve customer experiences, collectively contributing to gaining a competitive edge. How can Rockford help?

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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

Once-thriving middle-class neighborhoods with much history, shops, solid housing stock, and cultural treasures transitioned almost overnight into vacant and abandoned streets and retail strips. From 2000 to 2001, the number of mortgage foreclosures in Cuyahoga County went from 5,900 to almost 7,000.

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Good quote on arenas and stadiums as "performing arts centers" attractions for cities

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Plus the NFL team wants a new stadium and Mayor Bowser of DC would like to waste money attracting them back to DC (" House passes bipartisan bill to let D.C. The S-T article quotes Ron Kirk, mayor of Dallas when the American Airlines Center was built, opening in 2001, and he has some interesting points. Thirty years,” he said.

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Great article on urban design qualities of Kimmel Center in Philadelphia | extendable to civic assets more generally

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

But since it opened in 2001, the Kimmel has sent mixed signals about just how welcoming it really wants to be. Competition for leisure time is stiff, and getting people to leave their houses, a challenge. The tale of the rooftop garden is a good metaphor for the push and pull of operating an arts center.

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The third is preserving housing. The Economic Impact of Local Parks: An Examination of the Economic Impacts of Operations and Capital Spending on the United States Economy , National Recreation and Parks Association). I talked about this during the design process, and now that I am on the board of a park, I am proved right.

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Stop Soldier Suicide partners with Pariveda, AWS on mission to reduce suicide rates among US service members and veterans

AWS Public Sector Blog

Suicide rates among veterans continued to climb from 2001 to 2018 before dipping back for 2019 and 2020. Architecting the platform on AWS allowed us to get up and operational within the first three months of starting the project. The suicide rate among veterans is still 1.5 times higher than that of the general population.

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Ben Bishin: 2020 Election and A Divided Congress

Policy Chats

He is author of Tyranny of the Minority: The Subconstituency Politics Theory of Representation and recipient of the 2001 Jewell-Loewenberg Award for the best paper on Legislative Politics and, along with his coauthors, winner of the 2011 and 2014 Bailey Awards for the best paper on gay and lesbian politics.