Read about the Littleton Economic Gardening program from the founder of Economic Gardening. This is a reprint of Chris’ article in the National League of Cities, January 11, 2001 issue:
Economic Gardening has become a hot topic in economic development circles. The alternative approach, which focuses on nurturing second stage growth companies and growing an economy from within, has caught the attention of many economic developers. Yahoo! has more than 350,000 references to the term and over 700 communities have contacted Littleton, Colo., to learn more about our project. Read the full article
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