Resources: Success stories and best practice
Each of these case studies highlights ideas and concepts that have
been executed successfully in their community or region, and represent "best
practice."
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LENOWISCO Planning District is breaking new ground literally and figuratively
by installing microduct and fiber alongside water lines. |
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The Patton Block Building:
Downtown Rehab Making old buildings new as a transformational approach to downtown revitalization. |
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Radio
Postville: Community radio at its best A small, rural community builds its own, all digital radio
station that provides local content in four languages. |
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Derek Andrews--Netrepreneur
A woodworker in a rural part of Canada uses the Web to increase business
40% and becomes an international mail order company.
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Growing Digital-- Education,
netrepreneur
Terry McGhee's Growing Digital project in Danville, Virginia is a terrific
example of what's possible if you don't argue for your limitations.
McGhee has put together a world-class, business quality
service operation that provides live streaming video services--and does
it with high school kids! The kids are learning highly marketable skills
under the professional tutelage of McGhee.
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Hornet Technologies is an education and netrpeneur effort
A small school system in rural Virginia stops sending
all their technology dollars out of state and starts manufacturing
computers locally. And it's high school kids who learn marketable
job skills while saving tax dollars for residents.
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