Social Spaces Help Build Local Economies

I read an interesting article this morning in the Albany Times Union about the role of social spaces (in downtown areas, on college campuses, in neighborhoods, and yes even in business facilities) in building a sense of community and contributing to local economic development. It's true, and many communities, including home town Cleveland, are working harder at creating new social spaces in coffee houses, lobbies of under-used office buildings, along alleys of downtown commercial districts and in other places.

Finally, economic development is figuring out that social and economic life go hand in hand.

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