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�'s <br /> Convention 200 <br /> COVER STORY <br /> 7 The New Economics of Place <br /> "Smart growth"and"new urbanism"—or,at the other end of the <br /> political spectrum,"open"development—whatever you call it,everyone <br /> is talking about how to achieve sustainable development.by Scott <br /> Polikov,A1CP,CNU <br /> 18 The Climate Prosperity Project <br /> A new initiative to educate businesses and the public about green <br /> savings,green jobs and green profits.by Marc A.Weiss,Ph.D. <br /> FEATURES <br /> 20 The Blurring Line Between Economic <br /> and Community Development <br /> Sustainable economic development is inextricably tied to the quality <br /> of life your community offers.by J.Mac Holladay, CCE <br /> " z <br /> 32 The Workplace Readiness of <br /> 9 From the Chair Foreign-Born Workers <br /> Chambers of commerce have a unique opportunity to help businesses <br /> 4 ACCE News best employ the talent and eagerness of new immigrant workers. <br /> 28 ACCE Year In Review by Peter A. Creticos, Ph.D. <br /> 48 Benefits Plus 35 Greater Dallas Chamber Labor Project <br /> A Chamber's attempts to calculate small-area occupational estimates <br /> 50 Just the pacts in its local region could eventually yield detailed labor force data for <br /> 52 Faces and Places all communities across the U.S.by 4ssa Jenkens,Ph.D. <br /> ALSO <br /> 36 Positioning Your Region for Growth <br /> Economic development activity seems to be weathering the current <br /> ACCE's authoritative journal for and economic slowdown.Here's how.by Lisa Itamura <br /> about'`chambers of commerce <br /> 42 Driving Bales with Economic Development <br /> 71171 M10 <br /> A strong program helps sell chamber memberships.by Demming Bass <br /> T I V E 44 City to City: Best Practices <br /> Chambers that invest the time and effort to organize intercity visits <br /> reap valuable returns.by Joan Mobley and Ian Scott <br /> ' s <br /> t f x Sprint 't <br />