Orton Family Foundation

“Our homogeneous, monolithic approach to building communities is ending. For America to see renewed prosperity, we need to learn to trust—embrace—local economies for the creative force they can be,” says Charles Marohn. On this call recording, find out how cooking oil, GIS data, and a healthy dash of creativity are helping some communities keep their economies humming. Featuring Charles Marohn, Executive Director of Strong Towns, Christopher Markuson, GIS Manager for Pueblo County, Colorado, and Hamilton Simons-Jones, Chief Development Officer for Operation REACH, Inc. Call originally recorded on November 17, 2010. Access notes from the call online at http://bit.ly/11euDAX.