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Joe Borgstrom talks Main Street and growing small towns

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A Positive View of Rural
A Positive View of Rural
Joe Borgstrom talks Main Street and growing small towns
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Joe Borgstrom is the Director of Downtown and Community Services Division at the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. That’s a big title, but the short version is that Joe is a smart guy about small towns.

Let me apologize for the rough audio in the first several minutes. We had to give up on all our high-tech tools and fall back on a land-line conference call. Hey, that’s how it is sometimes in rural!

Why Joe likes the Main Street program.

  • You can do this. You can fix your own town.
  • Coping with huge distances
  • Over-used success stories, and how the real world is more complicated
  • Helping existing businesses versus recruiting outside businesses

Learn more about the Main Street 4 Point Approach.

Connect with Joe Borgstrom and the Michigan smart resources:

  • MIPlace
  • Michigan Main Street Center
  • @JoeBorgstrom on Twitter

 

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May 27, 2015

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