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In a Japanese port town, century-old abandoned houses 150 steps up a hillside are getting a second life as a global collaboration center. The six-year transformation is bringing new energy to a quiet neighborhood while preserving its historic charm.
A cutting-edge robotics center is bringing high-tech jobs and educational opportunities back to Hazelwood, the same Pittsburgh neighborhood where steel mills once employed generations of local families. Six-year-old Kyng's amazed expression at seeing robots in his own community captures the transformation underway.
Fixing up old buildings across America created 116,000 jobs and pumped nearly $13 billion into the economy last year. From a 1960s Florida apartment tower to a former Texas bus station turned boutique hotel, historic preservation is proving to be a powerful engine for community revival.
A 16-year-old Portland program is helping small business owners test their dreams in temporary storefronts before committing to permanent locations. Nearly 95% of the program's participants have successfully launched their businesses downtown.
Holyoke will receive a full-time development expert and state funding to accelerate downtown growth. The program has already helped transform vacant buildings into thriving community spaces.
A New Zealand town transformed its "dirty and lifeless" CBD by opening vacant shops to pop-up businesses for low rent. Now foot traffic is up, permanent stores are thriving, and the streets feel alive again.