We are still many months away from fully understanding the public health and economic fallout from COVID-19. However, history can provide some foresight into how this crisis…
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This is an excerpt of Chapter 5 of Tackling Vacancy and Abandonment: Strategies and Impacts After the Great Recession, jointly produced by the Center for Community Progress,…
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Most people have never heard of a land bank. Here are answers to a few of the most common questions we get about what land banks can…
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National Land Bank Network Summit Cleveland, Ohio | October 16 – 17, 2023 Agenda Full session descriptions can be found below the agenda. Click here or scroll…
Read More »Technical Assistance Scholarships (TAS) enable the pilot and design of new programs and practices that became models for the broader field to emulate and implement to address…
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Flint, MI: As 2013 draws to a close, the Center for Community Progress is pleased to announce the appointment of four national urban revitalization leaders to the organization’s…
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New initiative helps build capacity for small-scale development firms and fosters opportunities to transform vacant and abandoned property into community assets.
Read More »The National Land Bank Network (NLBN) at the Center for Community Progress connects land bank leaders to the tools, networks, and resources they need to return vacant,…
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Cross-posted from Next City, this article is part of the 2013 Reclaiming Vacant Properties Conference liveblog series. Check out all the in-depth content — even if you weren’t able to…
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Kathy Wittner didn’t realize exactly what she was getting into when she agreed to be part of a small-town revitalization team organized by the West Virginia Redevelopment Collaborative,…
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