Welcome to our new web site! You will find information here about the LISC MetroEdge program, what we offer to LISC programs, local governments, their investment and program partners and other clients around the country. Stories from our work and samples are provided. Throughout 2010 we will be adding new content for practitioners such as examples of programs and tools that are working right now on commercial corridors. Stay tuned to our news section for these!
July 29, 2010
Projects—MetroEdge uncovers market potential in Duluth's Lincoln Park neighborhood, where residents, workers and visitors together create a vibrant customer market for businesses, including the new Clyde Park.
September 1, 2009
Media—In Chicago's South Side, residents are forced to spend billions a year outside of their community. LISC Business Manager Jake Cowan is quoted as part of this article on retail leakage.
November 30, 2009
Projects—LISC MetroEdge in partnership with a 16 member steering committee and facilitated by La Casa de Don Pedro, created a retail scan of the Lower Broadway Commercial District in Newark, NJ.
June 4, 2010
Projects—Retail profiles for each of Chicago's 77 community areas provide vital information to support current businesses and guide new investment.
April 30, 2009
Projects—MetroEdge identifies strategies for building the retail and service markets in a diverse Chicago neighborhood.
February 5, 2010
Projects—LME profiled priority investment areas and formulated corridor improvement strategies for business leaders and stakeholders in the Pilsen market area in Chicago.
January 12, 2010
Resources—Econsult Corporation, commissioned by LISC, and in partnership with the City of Philadelphia, has examined commercial corridors in Philadelphia and produced a framework to help funders, the City, and… Continue…
September 25, 2009
Media—Lagging during the boom, Bedford-Stuyvesant is moving ahead during the recession. LISC MetroEdge's market research for this Brooklyn, NY neighborhood is cited in this NYTimes.com article.
September 24, 2009
Media—Rapid Growth Media in Grand Rapids, Michigan provides coverage of new MetroEdge profiles of 11 commercial districts surrounding downtown Grand Rapids.