Boosting local economies
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Residents of Brooklyn Park, MN, have cut crime and rental vacancies through a partnership of business and community leaders. Saugatuck, MI, has held a 'Sparkle' festival since 1991 to attract Christmas visitors. Projects to revitalize Fairbury, NE, and St Charles, IL, are also described.
Publication Name: Midwest Living
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0889-8138
Year: 1996
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Le Caper
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France's Renault is used to being paid in kind for 175 exports. It agreed to accept coffee from Latin America in the 1970s. Unfortunately, the businessman who offered them a miracle process for making instant coffee decamped when his method was found to have serious technical drawbacks.
Publication Name: Economist
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1984
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Beauty in the rough
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A woman humorously describes her attempts to be glamorous on camping trips while maintaining her reputation for being beautiful without makeup. She recommends carrying a mirror but maintaining that it is an emergency signaling device.
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1997
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