Connecting to Markets Series: Part 3 of 3

Exploring Low-Income Neighborhoods in the Regional Context

June 20, 2012
9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. CDT
Hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN

The goal of this three-part series is to stimulate conversation among those working to expand opportunity in low-income neighborhoods and those thinking and acting at regional levels. The first two sessions focused on labor markets and housing markets, respectively. The third session will focus on strategies for connecting low-income neighborhoods to regional markets. How effective are these strategies on the ground? Taken together, can they produce a meaningful increase to the contribution of urban core neighborhoods to regional economic activity? How have community developers taken advantage of neighborhood assets to advance their communities' economic presence?

Please join national and regional panelists as they discuss these issues. A national panel discussion will convene at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and will be streamed live to satellite locations, including the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Following the national discussion, a regional discussion will take place at each satellite location.

Sponsored by the Institute for Comprehensive Community Development, the Urban Institute, LISC, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Attendance is free of charge. Space is limited, so we encourage you to register early.
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For more information, contact Jackie Gausvik at jacqueline.gausvik@mpls.frb.org or (612) 204-5869.

Connecting Communities Audioconference

Smaller Cities That Think Big: Lessons From Resurgent and Transforming Cities

May 29, 2012
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. CDT

Join community development practitioners from around the country for a Federal Reserve call-in session highlighting research conducted on older industrial cities, with a particular focus on smaller cities. Presenters from the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia will share the findings from various research initiatives and engage the audience in thinking about how to build a network of practitioners and policymakers around smaller industrial cities.

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2012 Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Policy Summit: Housing, Human Capital, and Inequality

June 28-29, 2012
Cleveland

Join bankers, elected and government officials, foundations, policymakers, practitioners, and researchers for two days of sessions and keynote speeches aimed at illuminating key community development issues. This 10th annual policy summit will focus on effective strategies to strengthen and rebuild communities. Sponsored by the Cleveland Fed's Community Development and Research Departments.

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