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Creating Common Wealth

Creating Common Wealth highlights stories of citizens using creative approaches to revitalize their hometowns and strengthen the bonds between neighbors.

Creating Common Wealth- Economic Development

27m 20s

Residents of Richmond’s Church Hill neighborhood opened the Market @ 25th Street to nourish the community by providing employment and to change the way a community thinks about food and health. Nelson County preserves its traditional character and natural beauty through agritourism, and Wise County turns to Solar Projects to repurpose the land on old coal mines.

Episodes

  • Creating Common Wealth- Economic Development: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Creating Common Wealth- Economic Development

    S1 E102 - 27m 20s

    Residents of Richmond’s Church Hill neighborhood opened the Market @ 25th Street to nourish the community by providing employment and to change the way a community thinks about food and health. Nelson County preserves its traditional character and natural beauty through agritourism, and Wise County turns to Solar Projects to repurpose the land on old coal mines.

  • Creating Common Wealth - Serving The Underserved: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Creating Common Wealth - Serving The Underserved

    S1 E101 - 27m 27s

    A group of nurses in Harrisonburg, VA decided to take healthcare directly to the homeless. The Suitcase Clinic now treats 300 people with more than 1500 visits a year. 4th graders at Cumberland Elementary use WagiLabs, an idea incubator for grade school kids, to bring their community closer together.

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