Improving Labor Relations in Jamestown
In the 1970s, the unemployment rate in Jamestown, New York was 10 percent – higher than the national average.
January 15, 2014
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Improving Educational Equality in the Greater Roaring Fork Valley
In the 80-mile corridor between Aspen and Parachute, an estimated 55 percent of children are not ready for kindergarten and only 73 percent of low-income youth graduate high school.
January 14, 2014
Water Stewardship in Coca-Cola’s Worldwide System
Growing protests in Kerala, India caused the state to ban the production of Coca-Cola products in 2005, prompting the company to improve its water efficiency.
January 13, 2014
Saving Shelter Animals in New York City
In the early 2000s, tens of thousands of animals were euthanized each year in New York City shelters.
January 12, 2014
Creating a Technical Training Program in New Hampshire
Rochester, New Hampshire was actively trying to improve the city’s opportunities for economic development following the relocation of several industrial companies.
January 11, 2014
Providing Care to the Homeless Population in San Francisco
San Francisco’s homeless population ranks among the highest per capita in the United States.
January 10, 2014
Community and Economic Revitalization in Bethlehem
The Bethlehem Steel Plant closed in 1995, leaving abandoned a 1,800-acre industrial site, the largest privately owned brownfield in the country.
January 09, 2014
Empowering the Immigrant Community in Dayton
The percentage of foreign-born U.S. residents is more than 40 million, nearly 14 percent of the population in 2012. Dayton wanted to welcome immigrants for economic opportunity.
January 08, 2014
Transforming the Largest Public Housing Development in New Orleans
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed the St. Bernard Public Housing Development, the largest of its kind in New Orleans.
January 07, 2014
Creating Safer Streets for Pedestrians in the Bronx
The streets in the Crotona East neighborhood encouraged speeding, and motorists frequently disobeyed traffic signals, creating dangerous conditions for pedestrians.
January 06, 2014