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VisionWorks' Breakthrough Solutions
Community and Regional Success Stories
Eureka Springs is Doing Exciting Things – February 2006
One of the characteristics of effective communities is the
ability to leverage local assets and initiatives with outside
resources. Eureka Springs, a VISION 2010 community, is doing that
with several initiatives, as reported by Glenna Booth, Economic
Development Coordinator.
- Eureka Springs received a "Your Town Design" grant from the
National Trust for Historic Preservation and National Endowment for
the Arts.
- The city is working with Dr. Otto Loewer, Director of the
University of Arkansas Economic Development Institute, on a project
that connects the hospitality program at the U of A – Fayetteville
with the Crescent Hotel and other hospitality businesses in Eureka
Springs.
- The city is exploring ways to create an arts-based cottage
industry, attract arts tourists, develop regional marketing, develop
ecotourism, develop a fish hatchery, create a digital film industry,
and recruit creative/knowledge-based businesses. A task force has
been established to develop the arts, culture, and heritage assets
of Eureka Springs, appointed by the mayor.
- The Community Development Partnership of Carroll County received a
HUD grant and completed a study on alternative economic development
strategies.
- Eureka Springs was certified as an ACE community through the
Arkansas Department of Economic Development last November, and the
city continues to have study and action committees active in several
issue areas.
Congratulations to the leaders and citizens of Eureka Springs for
their creativity and innovation in shaping their future.
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