#376 Rural Placemaking in the Kentucky Highlands with Sandi Curd

GovLove - A Podcast About Local Government

English - December 11, 2020 13:54 - 50 minutes - 57.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 208 ratings
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Placemaking and economic development. Sandi Curd, Promise Zone Coordinator for the Kentucky Highland Investment Corporation, joined the podcast to talk about her work supporting communities and small businesses through placemaking. She shared how the Promise Zone impacts the 22-county service area in southeastern Kentucky and how placemaking can serve as an economic incubator. Sandi also discussed placemaking examples and how the community drives what they do.

This episode is part of ELGL’s Creative Community series, a partnership with ArtPlace America and CivicArts to write, explore, share, and learn about creative placemaking.

Host: Ben Kittelson