economic development
Cuba’s new, experimental urban cooperatives
August 7, 2012The plan is to develop 222 urban cooperatives throughout the island: food service ventures, agricultural markets, technical and personal services, fisheries, and water management services.
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Hip-hop’s Rhymefest to run for Chicago city council
October 22, 2010CHICAGO - Che "Rhymefest" Smith, a 33-year-old Hip-hop artist and third generation resident of the southside's Woodlawn neighborhood, announced Oct. 22, that he will run for alderman of the 20th Ward.
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America’s Future NOW! panel calls for clean energy
June 9, 2010"There is a clear link between clean energy and economic development," Ron Ruggiero, field director for the Apollo Alliance, told workshop participants here at the America's Future NOW! conference June 8.
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