To learn more about the Community Development and Policy Studies (CDPS) Industrial Cities Initiative (ICI), please read our first blog. Why was Aurora chosen for the ICI study? Aurora, Illinois was historically a manufacturing hub, and met the criteria explained in the last ICI blog based on its past manufacturing job base, and changes in population, income, employment ove... Read More

Welcome to the Community Development and Policy Studies (CDPS) blog about the Industrial Cities Initiative (ICI) project. The ICI will culminate in a symposium where we will present our findings on February 28, 2012. Our team will blog about the progress of the project until the event. Our last blog (on ICI) will be a recap of the symposium and an update on when the Federal Reserve public... Read More