I got this invitation, so I must be hip, as I keep telling my kids. (“Your father’s hip he knows what cooks“) But not everybody can be hip so I’m…
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At today’s downtown forum on downtown retail strategies, Randy Jennings and Elin Odegaard from Neuger Communications Group took the crowd through this Powerpoint presentation on the preliminary designs for a…
The NDDC and the Northfield Chamber of Commerce co-hosted a special community meeting today at the Grand. The groups are working together under contract with the Northfield Economic Development Authority…
A week ago, Adam Gurno blogged this piece on N.org: Southgate Cinema Donates Rentals, Gains Lobby. Today’s Northfield News has a story titled Southgate Cinema, videos in new hands detailing…
The Intelligent Community Forum will be announcing its Most Intelligent Community of the Year award in May. The Intelligent Community list isn’t based on Ph.D’s per capita; if it were,
Significantly, there are no American cities among the finalists. In the last five years only three American cities have even been nominated, and we’ve never gotten top honors. Rightfully so; we’re way behind the curve in the New Global Economy despite having pretty much invented it.
What’s going on here?
According to the ICF, in the broadband economy, “adaptability outweighs legacy, skills rather than resources are the keys to the future, and innovation, not location, creates a competitive advantage.” Sounds good: Creative Class plus tech infrastructure equals economic strength.
I wish Northfield had a good technological infrastructure. We’re working on it, but there’s a lot of catching up to do. I’m preparing a broadband/tech primer which I’ll probably present to the EDA in February, and when I have that together, I’ll post it here as well, to provide some definitions and an overview of the issue.
This year’s Intelligent Community finalists are:
Two months ago, I never really thought about ethanol. Now, thanks to Progressive Rail’s efforts to get an ethanol plant built in Bridgewater Township, I’m reading everything on the subject…
The discussion is continuing in the Downtown retail: struggling, thriving, searching message thread (now up to 86 comments as of tonight). And with more downtown-related discussion on tap at next…
First National Bank Northfield should be breaking ground soon on their branch facility across from Target. See their new branch web page for more details.
Joe and Jodi Grundhoefer are celibrating the 25th anniversary of J. Grundy’s Rueb ‘N’ Stein this week. Grundy Burgers can be had for $1.65 (click center image) through Friday so…