When the Asheville Livestock Market closed its doors in 2004, many local farmers faced a difficult decision: Absorb the increased cost of travel to buy and sell livestock, or give up cattle farming completely.
Construction begins today on a 3.3-mile modern streetcar line through downtown Detroit, the result of a collaboration across private, public, and non-profit sectors that is remarkable in scale.
For many of our leaders, communicating goals with financial supporters or external partners and providing progress reports allowed them to build trust and continue a project that may have otherwise stalled.