Journal Article
Productive partnerships: a progress report of insurance industry investors
Luquetta, Andrea Caliz (2000-10)
Life and property and casualty insurers have been formally acting as community economic developers since legislation passed in 1998. Andrea Luquetta of the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations summarizes a report documenting their progress to date.
Communities and Banking , Issue Fall , Pages 10-13

Journal Article
Reviving downtown New England: Westfield, Massachusetts brownfields project
Carter, Becky (1997-10)
Westfield not only looks like other small New England cities, it also shares many of their challenges. Westfield also contains a brownfield site, this one in the middle of its downtown commercial district.
Communities and Banking , Issue Fall , Pages 9

Discussion Paper
The case for the community partner in economic development
Hebb, Tessa; Hagerman, Lisa A.; Steiger, Anna (2007)
Community-based organizations promote economic development by assembling investments in affordable housing, mixed-use real estate, community facilities, and small business in specific geographies. A principal way that community-based organizations tap institutional investors for deals is by partnering with investment intermediaries who manage the risk of these transactions by pooling assets, spreading risk across investors, and pricing the transaction up to the associated risk. Such a partnership allows an investment intermediary, or what the industry calls an ?investment vehicle,? to use its ...
Public and Community Affairs Discussion Papers , Paper 2007-5

Journal Article
Quality of life improves in Brockton: fighting for the City of Champions: a collaboration of community lenders
MacNeil, Leo (2004-07)
For over a decade, community lenders in Brockton, Massachusetts, have been working together to revitalize this urban center. Leo MacNeil reports on the Brockton Housing Partnership's efforts to increase homeownership, improve social services, and build community.
Communities and Banking , Issue Sum , Pages 16-21, 24

Journal Article
Measuring the impact of community development
Zielenbach, Sean (2004-10)
Increasingly, community development organizations are being asked to quantify the impact that they have on low- and moderate-income communities. Sean Zielenbach offers advice about undertaking this daunting and complicated task.
Communities and Banking , Issue Fall , Pages 3-9

Journal Article
Reviving Main Street: two New England case studies
Marcuss, Mamie (2005-01)
For 25 years, the Main Street program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation has been revitalizing town centers and rejuvenating downtown commercial districts. This article takes a look at the Main Street strategy and examines its success in Boston, Massachusetts, and Littleton, New Hampshire.
Communities and Banking , Issue Win , Pages 3-9

Journal Article
Reasons for optimism
Minehan, Cathy E. (2007-01)
President Minehan delivered these remarks during the July convening of the Bank's Community Development Advisory Council in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Communities and Banking , Issue Win , Pages 28-31

Journal Article
Immigrant homebuyers & economic revitalization
Hohn, Marcia (2006-07)
A new study in two Massachusetts cities suggests that purchases of homes by immigrants are on the upswing and may be helping to improve inner-city economies.
Communities and Banking , Issue Sum , Pages 6-9

Journal Article
The new community anthology: digital storytelling as a community development strategy
Marcuss, Mamie (2003-10)
Telling their tale through digital media, digital storytellers harness technology to share their experiences and communicate their values. Three community groups in Massachusetts are employing this concept and using digital stories to support their larger community building efforts.
Communities and Banking , Issue Fall , Pages 9-13

Journal Article
Banking unbanked immigrants through remittances
Samuels, George (2003-10)
High service fees for sending money abroad can be a financial strain for low and moderate-income immigrants. George Samuels explores how some mainstream financial institutions are offering competitive pricing for the service and, as a result, are banking a new set of customers.
Communities and Banking , Issue Fall , Pages 3-8