| Calais: On the Edge
The City of Calais, ME, is on the banks of the Saint Croix River, the border between the United States and Canada. Calais is the largest city in rural and geographically isolated Washington County; with a population of 3,447, it is a retail and service hub for approximately 15,000 people. Calais was once an economic powerhouse, but things have changed. 
Homeless Work Crew Cleans Up
When Tom Washington met with the new mayor of Brockton, MA, he showed him some before-and-after pictures of graffiti removal. Next thing he knew, the mayor promised him money from the Department of Public Works budget to buy chemicals to continue the project.
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Read about tools for identifying economic opportunities in small cities, and the role of universities in the development of industry clusters.
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