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List of Interviewees Portland Mike Andrews, Enterprise Foundation David Biedermann, Information Technology Department Vanessa Blake, Portland Chamber of Commerce Rob Bole, Enterprise Foundation David Bragden, Portland Development Commission Molly Cooley, Neighborhood Pride Team Hansford Hair, Neighborhood Pride Team Mary Beth Henry, Office of Cable Communications and Franchise Management Hugh Mackworth, Smart Forest Ventures Meg Merrick, […]

Introduction Communities and economic development groups across the country are exploring ways to encourage people and organizations to go online.  They believe that good things will happen in their communities with greater Internet connectivity.  They think it will help their children learn, improve the job skills of their workforce and make their community a more […]

Introduction Washington, D.C., is in some ways the latecomer among the five cities studied when it comes to adapting to the Internet, but that does not mean that citizens and government officials have not been aggressive in pursuing Internet opportunities.  The city is actively trying to promote dot-com development downtown through networks of entrepreneurs who […]

Introduction Portland prides itself as a center of manufacturing for high-tech goods and an entrepreneurial city where independent-minded people find a receptive climate for starting new businesses.  Portland also has a strong sense of identity as a community, with a passion for environmental protection and a strong ethic of managing growth throughout the region. City […]

Introduction Nashville’s business community has been active, if not wildly successful, in attempting to catch the wave of dot.com riches in the New Economy.  Nashville’s economy is service oriented, with health care and country music being the region’s dominant and highest profile business sectors.[10.numoffset=”10″ The major technology employer in the area is Dell Computers, which […]

Introduction Cleveland, though not known as a hotbed of Internet activity, is taking some innovative approaches to using the Internet for economic and social purposes.  Most prominently, the city is using approximately $3 million in revenue from cable fees to subsidize Internet access and computer training through community development corporations (CDCs).  A number of CDCs […]

(Washington, D.C., March 16) — As the fortunes of Internet companies have fallen in recent months, Americans who have followed these developments believe that the difficulties of dot-coms are attributable to overeager investors looking for quick profits and poor business plans by dot-com entrepreneurs. A smaller number of Americans say that the youth and inexperience […]