Ashland NewsLocal news for Ashland, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Desolate strips to get a boost- December 20, 2007 "Get the data. Make the business case. Engage the community. Create a destination. Lease the properties." A coalition of heavy hitters in Chicago business and civic life has agreed to spend more than $2 million by 2009 to promote commercial investment along three desolate business strips in Chicago. via Chicago Sun-Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/ashland-il/2007/12/desolate-strips-to-get-a-boost?fromrss=1 |