As 2016 draws to an end, we’re taking the opportunity to reflect back on what has helped drive awareness and progress in underserved communities around the country. With that spirit in mind, we’ve rounded up the most-read blogs of 2016. These posts exemplify the initiatives, innovation, and dedication that continues to spread growth and prosperity in America’s inner cities. Read More

Learn how MeritHall, a 2016 Inner City 100 winner and business with more than $5 million in annual revenue, got an unlikely start in Detroit. Read More

In 2016, 12 of the nation’s most innovative incubators and accelerators were awarded funding from JPMorgan Chase’s Small Business Forward initiative to support their growth and the growth of the small businesses they support. In sectors ranging from food to clean energy to water technology, the grant recipients are moving the needle in terms of job and wealth creation in over 10 cities in 8 states. Read More

Food hubs are a vehicle used to strengthen local agriculture while making healthy and affordable food available to more communities. Several cities have seen that food hubs can also mobilize multiple aspects of the food industry, and in turn help get the wheels of local economies moving. Read More

An encouraging revitalization of Birmingham, Alabama is happening, spurred by an unintended consequence of industrial collapse. As in many other cities during the 1970s and ‘80s, industrial and manufacturing jobs moved out of the urban core and took residents along with them. Read More