Challenge: Carmel is not the kind of place that most people would associate with Indiana, at least not anymore. This once-quiet area north of Indianapolis traded working farms for mid-rise buildings, tripling in size since the year 2000. Remarkably, the community underwent this fundamental change with...
Challenge Sports fans testify to the fame of Auburn, Alabama, known for its deep rivalries and unique traditions. As one of the biggest colleges in Alabama, Auburn University brings renown and recognition to its namesake city—plus all of the benefits of D1 athletics and R1 research...
Key Challenge As the geographic center and seat of McHenry County, Illinois, Woodstock has long invited people to look northwest of Chicago for a small town alternative to the Windy City. It has made headlines, both with events of regional importance and as the manufacturer of...
Key Challenge When you’re a city on the rise, a name—and the reputation that comes with it—can make all the difference. History and identity and future are all inscribed in the letters that adorn a city’s seal and postmark every envelope. But what happens when the...
Key Challenge Manchester is the largest city in New Hampshire. Given New Hampshire’s quaint charm, one might not expect a thriving metro. But the moment upon arriving in Manchester, you get the sense you aren’t in that New Hampshire anymore. Manchester is home to a strong...
Key Challenge At first glance, the City of Riviera Beach appears to be two worlds colliding. On Singer Island, gleaming residential and vacation rental towers preside over a pristine stretch of ocean and sand, their windows overlooking the comings and goings of leisure and commercial watercraft...
Challenge Austin, Texas. You may know it as the Live Music Capital of the World, but that was just its opening act. The region has transformed into a U.S. and global economic powerhouse. Its tech scene started the movement, but today, the Austin region has become...
Key Challenge Resting on the western edge of Austin, the City of Bee Cave is a small, yet sophisticated, community in the hill country. Bee Cave residents benefit from being neighbors with the booming state capital. The continued outward expansion of the Austin metro has given...
Key Challenge As the home of architecture from the renowned Louis Sullivan (known as the “father of skyscrapers”), global corporate headquarters, a newly constructed high school (funded generously, in part, by private and corporate donations), and the largest free fair in Minnesota, one might naturally assume...
Key Challenge Buffalo Grove thrives as a northwestern Chicago suburb as a strong community in many ways, central among them the Village’s planful approach to everything. In early 2023, the Village put together a three pronged strategy to “Move BG Forward.” This plan consisted of a...