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Plan outlines development strategies for Moscow
December 9, 2008, 9:32 am
Moscow’s Administrative Committee reviewed the plan at its Monday meeting, and committee members agreed the plan had interesting ideas for the city.
Moscow used a $50,000 rural development grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to hire consulting firm Kendig Keast Collaborative to write the plan. The city paid Kendig Keast an additional $2,100 to host meetings in February.
A steering committee for the plan reviewed the first four chapters in August. The early chapters analyze the local economy and the state of retail and industrial business in Moscow, suggest ways to enhance existing businesses and add new ones, and focus on what Moscow has to offer businesses and how it could offer more.
The final chapter, unveiled Monday, provides an action plan for the city and local economic development organizations.
The plan includes small tasks for city and business leaders, such as updating Web sites like Wikipedia to help market Moscow, establishing more internship programs with local high schools and asking downtown businesses to stay open late once a week.
For the full story, see today's Moscow-Pullman Daily News or DNews.com.
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