Submitted by Josh Hankey, Chief Strategy Officer & Partner, Royal Square Development & Construction & Susan Scofield, District Coordinator, Royal Square District, York The Royal Square Mural Park, located in…
Municipal Reporter Articles
Gettysburg’s Tourism Identity: From Battlefield Memory to a Multi-Layered Visitor Economy
BY Jill Sellers, President & CEO, Main Street Gettysburg Few towns in the world are as closely tied to a single moment in history as Gettysburg. For more than 160…
Building Tourism Economy: A Framework for Putting Your Town on the Map
By Susan Schrack Wood, Director of Communications, The League “Our town can become a destination.” It is a statement uttered by many visionaries in towns and cities across America. Getting…
Painting a City: How Mural Arts Philadelphia Turned Walls into a World-Class Tourism Experience
By Susan Schrack Wood, Director of Communications, The League In a city where history lives on every block, Mural Arts Philadelphia has transformed Philadelphia into something even more extraordinary: The…
State College… More Than PSU Football Weekends
BY Chiluvya Zulu, DEIB Director, State College Borough; Jess Whitley, Assistant Manager, State College Borough; Lesley Kistner, Public Relations Director, Happy Valley Adventure Bureau; and Elton Hayes, Community Engagement Manager,…
Public Art: The Conversation Starts with LOVE
BY Gloria J. Daudier, Senior Relationship Manager & Senior VP for Government Banking, Wells Fargo For me, thinking about public art in Pennsylvania begins and ends with the “LOVE Sculpture”…
Experience Erie: A Four-Season Destination
By Mary Wassell, Media & Public Relations Coordinator for the Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs, City of Erie Picture this: you’re walking down the street on a sunny summer day,…
Is Your Municipality Prepared: Key Lessons from Cumberland County Planning
BY Kirk Stoner, Director of Planning, Cumberland County “Happy people don’t attend night meetings,” my internal voice whispered as I pulled into the overflowing municipal parking lot. Judging by the…
Data Centers: A Transformative Opportunity for Pennsylvania’s Economy and Communities
BY Jon Anzur, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry Pennsylvania stands at an inflection point. Towns across the Commonwealth have seen industries…
The Public Private Partnership Opportunity of a Lifetime: Thoughtful Data Center Development, Investing in Local Infrastructure and Strengthening Communities
BY Igal J. Feibush, Founder and CEO, Pennsylvania Data Center Partners Across Pennsylvania, state and local government officials are steering their communities through a period of profound challenges. According to…