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July 21, 2011 -
Publication
Report Finds Importance of Utility Usage Data In Efforts to Reduce Energy Consumption and Housing Costs
Living Cities today formally announced the release of a study analyzing whole building utility usage databases for the nation’s multifamily housing stock. Read More
December 15, 2010 -
From the field
Public Housing Residents Train Green
Chicago public housing residents learn home improvement skills, reading, and math to help prepare them for advanced green job training. Read More
November 23, 2010 -
From the field
Urban Revitalization Initiative Targets Regions with Barriers to Opportunity
MacArthur grantee Living Cities, a nationwide collaboration of 22 major foundations and banks dedicated to urban revitalization, launched a new effort to help five regions tackle barriers to opportunity for low-income residents. Read More
January 15, 2009 -
Speech
Remarks by MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton at the City of Chicago’s Foreclosure Press Conference
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton describes new Foundation initiatives intended to help stabilize Chicago neighborhoods hard hit by vacancy and foreclosure. Read More
May 23, 2006 -
Press release
Formation of Former Mayors Caucus
Living Cities Joins Congressmen Turner and Capuano to Announce Formation of Former Mayors Caucus.
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August 26, 2005 -
Publication
New Life for Chicago Neighborhoods: The New Communities Program
This edition of the MacArthur Foundation’s electronic newsletter is about the New Communities Program, a remarkable effort under way in Chicago to bring about comprehensive change in 16 of Chicago’s most challenged neighborhoods. It ... Read More
May 23, 2005 -
Speech
Opening Remarks by Jonathan Fanton at the Announcement of Bipartisan Congressional Mayors’ Caucus
MacArthur President Jonathan Fanton discusses the Foundation's efforts to make American cities better places to live. Read More
October 17, 2004 -
Publication
Intellectual Property and the Public Domain
Greetings.
In the MacArthur Foundation’s monthly electronic newsletter we offer items of interest about the work we support. Thanks to the technology involved, we can tell fairly brief stories about issues, results, and research and ... Read More
September 21, 2004 -
Publication
Reducing the Threat of WMDs
The MacArthur Foundation is pleased to introduce this monthly electronic newsletter. Foundations are fortunate to have access to vast networks of information and thanks to new technologies, we can do a much better job of making ... Read More