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Watch the recorded webinar: Made in Place + Discovering Your City’s Maker Economy

Download the slides >> On December 7, 2017, Smart Growth America teamed up with Recast City and National League of Cities to host a deep dive discussion on ways communities can leverage recent technological and economic shifts to help more people produce and sell their own goods. The webinar discussion...

By Smart Growth America, December 14, 2017

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On December 7, 2017, Smart Growth America teamed up with Recast City and National League of Cities to host a deep dive discussion on ways communities can leverage recent technological and economic shifts to help more people produce and sell their own goods.

The webinar discussion features findings from SGA’s latest report, Made in Place: Small-Scale Manufacturing & Neighborhood Revitalization; along with NLC’s Discovering Your City’s Maker Economy.

Watch the recording to hear from Chris Zimmerman, Vice President for Economic Development at Smart Growth America; Ilana Preuss, Founder of Recast City; and Emily Robbins, Principal Associate for Economic Development, National League of Cities.