DT #458 Economic Gardening: No Green Thumb Needed

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"> <strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://economicgardening.org/"> Economic Gardening</a>: No Green Thumb Needed </span></strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href= "https://economicgardening.org/">Economic Gardening</a> is an economic development model that embraces the idea that entrepreneurs drive economies and places a laser-like focus on creating jobs by supporting existing companies in a community. It originated in the late 80s in <a href= "https://www.littletonco.gov/Home">Littleton, CO</a> when the state was in a recession and the community lost a major employer. Local leaders realized that only a small percentage of all companies were “high growth” but those companies were creating the majority of new jobs. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Since 1989, Littleton (current population 45,000), has added 15,000+ jobs, with no incentives.</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style= "font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></strong></p>