Publication | Housing in Kentucky Overview

By Joe Kercsmar, Research Analyst, CEDIK, Dr. Alison Davis, Professor and Executive Director, CEDIK, and Simona Balazs, Research Director, CEDIK
Published on Feb. 15, 2020

Traditionally, moving into a home is a symbol of personal independence, a source of pride, a first step to creating personal wealth, and a goal shared by many.  Furthermore, economic growth and development is linked, as well to the housing market.

Publication | Downtown Teams in the Kentucky Promise Zone: A closer look at regional efforts to revitalize downtowns

By Shane Barton
Published on Nov. 28, 2019

Downtown Revitalization takes more than a single person’s best intentions. It requires a collective effort involving many people working towards mutual goals. More times than not, the process starts with a single person investing their time, attempting to address the issue they’ve identified as the most important.

Publication | A Closer Look at Your Downtown Team: Member Roles and Interests

By Shane Barton
Published on Nov. 28, 2019

As mentioned in the first document of this series, “Downtown Teams in the Kentucky Promise Zone,” downtown revitalization requires more than a single person’s best intentions and is often predicated on having a diverse and committed team.

Publication | Putting it All Together: Downtown Team Scenarios

By Shane Barton
Published on Nov. 11, 2019

Relationships are one of the most important elements in successful downtown revitalization efforts. It is essential that all members know who the other team members are and how they can work together to accomplish shared goals. Building a team is an excellent place to start once you have identified the issue you want to address.

Publication | Downtown Teams Series Facilitator Guide

By Shane Barton
Published on Nov. 11, 2019

This guide is designed to assist you in facilitating a conversation about cultivating a team of downtown revitalization stakeholders. While this document is tailored specifically for those addressing downtown revitalization efforts it could be adapted to a number of other circumstances. This guide follows the Downtown Team Series.

Publication | Downtown Teams Series Facilitator Guide

By Shane Barton
Published on Nov. 11, 2019

This guide is designed to assist you in facilitating a conversation about cultivating a team of downtown revitalization stakeholders. While this document is tailored specifically for those addressing downtown revitalization efforts it could be adapted to a number of other circumstances. This guide follows the Downtown Team Series.

Internship | Harlan KY 2019

By Ryan Sandwick, Community Design Specialist, CEDIK
Published on Nov. 8, 2019

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Publication | Translating Kentucky's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Broadband Access

By MIT REAP - Kentucky
Published on Sep. 14, 2019

“Ecosystem” has become a catch phrase for almost every professional community. Ecosystems are closed systems where every part is dependent on and provides for every other part of the system. An entrepreneurial ecosystem is no different. The right environment must surround a business in order for it to thrive.

Publication | Moving from Listening to Action; A Guide to Facilitating Focus Groups for Community Asset Identification

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK and Karen Fawcett
Published on Jan. 16, 2019

Involving community members to explore their local health environment is an effective way to engage people in discovery of community assets. This publication provides guidance to Extension Agents to facilitate a focus group to explore health assets and organize community members for follow-up health improvement actions...   

Participant Guide | Leading Healthy Community Connections

By Dr. Daniel Kahl, Professor and Associate Director, CEDIK
Published on Oct. 16, 2018

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