Mythmaking and Placemaking:

Friends or Foes?

Dennis Deery

dennis@irishrose.biz

http://irishrose.biz

Madison, WI

Galena, IL

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Detroit, MI

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Pittsburgh, PA

[Agency] uses

partnerships and

leverages resources to

implement shared

strategies for growing the

regional economy of

[Region X].

Fostering a dynamic environment

where economic opportunities can

be discovered, taken advantage of,

and maximized to their fullest extent

to create balanced and sustainable

economic growth, jobs, a positive

sense of place and an improved

quality of life in a defined geographic

region.

-- Dell Gines

Birthplace of Apple Computers