Economic Development

“We want our future to be our choice and not something that happens to us.”

It is necessary for citizens and their leaders to be actively engaged in shaping the destiny of their communities.

Often, simple, yet powerful actions are all that are necessary to start the momentum in a community toward a new and more promising future.

Consumers Energy asked leading experts from around the country to share the strategies they recommend for individual communities.

• Promising trends for small towns and rural areas— Jack Schultz, author, CEO of Agracel Inc. and founder of the Boomtown Institute
• Clues to rural community survival — Milan Wall, co-director, Heartland Center for Leadership Development
• Supporting local enterpreneurs — Ernesto Sirolli, author, chairman and CEO of the Sirolli Institute for International Enterprise Facilitation
• Prospering from community assets — Luther Snow, author, creator and facilitator of the concept of Quick and Simple Asset Mapping for rural communities
• Growing an economy with Economic Gardening — Christine Hamilton-Pennell, founder and president, Growing Local Economies
• Engaging your community alumni — Oscar Rodriguez, administrator and consultant
• 101 Quips, Quotes and Concepts  for Sustainable Small Town Development— Tips for creating jobs and finding ways to make your community unique, interesting and inviting as a place to live and work
  

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