Paradise lost? How garden suburbs can save Detroit
Architect Robert A.M. Stern FORTUNE — Its humbling to write a book only to have a brand new tome on the same topic, one that dwarfs it in every possible way, land on your desk with a thud — a very loud...
View ArticleHousing’s most important jobs number
FORTUNE —While the increasingly complex jobs report gets picked apart each month for its myriad indicators — wage growth, ranks of the long-term unemployed, job growth by sector, labor force...
View ArticleRahm Emanuel: Given a choice, Americans want cities over burbs
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel FORTUNE — The suburbs are losing out to cities when it comes to where people want to live, according to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. The former Chief of Staff to President...
View ArticleAirbnb cozies up to cities
The sharing economy pioneer launches an ambitious new partnership with Portland, Ore. — and a new model for enriching the cities in which it operates. (Think philanthropy, free smoke detectors, and a...
View ArticleSouthwest Airlines’ new cause: ‘Placemaking’
Southwest’s seasonal beach in Campus Martius Park in Detroit FORTUNE — Southwest Airlines is known for its folksy, quirky, egalitarian ethos, from its cut-rate fares and jokesfrom the flight attendants...
View ArticleA Kickstarter for real estate gets a big boost
FORTUNE — As crowdfunding has grown from a niche fundraising method to a legitimate platform that leverages the everyman to fund projects of all sizes and kinds, the finance model has worked its way...
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