MODELS OF MACRO PRACTICE

Ashley StanfordJennifer HoltgreweApryll Green

NEW CLAIMS CENTER - FERGUSON, MOLOCALITY DEVELOPMENT•Name of Article: Centene to build new claims center in Ferguson, add up to 200 jobs•Article taken from stltoday.com. Story was written on 9/2/2014 by Lisa Brown.

http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/centene-to-build-new-claims-center-in-ferguson-add-up/article_52109369-09f7-592f-b1e8-f3ef6d262e94.html

LINK TO LOCALITY DEVELOPMENT•This is an example of locality development because this company brings physical capital, financial capital, human capital, and social capital to the city of Ferguson.•There is physical capital because the company will be building a new office building in the neighborhood.•There is financial capital because the company will bring revenue to the neighborhood and will allow for workers to earn an income. There is also financial capital from the grants the company will receive for bringing their business to the city of Ferguson.•There is human capital because the company is supplying individuals within the neighborhood with a new set of job skills, knowledge, and capabilities.•There is social capital because building the company in this neighborhood gives the community a sense of hope and opportunity. In the article it states that the CEO of the company chose to settle in Ferguson following the unrest, because he wanted to help the community and he was confident in the residents of Ferguson.

NORTH SIDE REGENERATION- ST. LOUISPAUL MCKEE- DEVELOPER- SOCIAL PLANNING EXAMPLE•Vision to rebuild a historical

part of St. Louis- decrease crime, low income and failing businesses. Change the belief that the North Side is dead•Plan is to have a self sustaining neighborhood. Increase culture, safety, more secure environment, better educations, health care, good infrastructure for capitol growth.•Proposed 15yr. Project covering 1,500 acres and creating 22,000 permanent jobs

MCKEE WORKED ON CHANGING REGULATIONS TO CREATE A MORE PRODUCTIVE AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY.

•Involving the community- McKee spoke at 150 public meetings with neighborhood residents to get them on board with the new vision.

•People of Power- He located investors and obtained $390 million in Tax increment financing through the Legislation as a approved partner with City of St. Louis. $105 million in private investment

•Experts- Obtained support from Community Leaders and organizations. He established Coalitions to manage intricate parts of the development project. (clergy, workforce, entrepreneurial, Technology training partners, city agency partners- St. Louis Development and Slate training career employer)

Sources: nextstl.com/2015/01/northside-regenerationwww.northstl.com

OCCUPY WALL STREETSOCIAL ACTION

OWS DESCRIPTION•The social action movement brought awareness to the issue of income inequality and the power that major corporations have within our government.•People filled the streets in protest of the social and economic inequality.•The 99% (lack of power) challenged the 1% (powerful banks/corporations). •Sachs, Jeffrey (2011, October 13). Occupy Wall Street and the Demand for Economic Justice. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/occupy-wall-street-and-th_b_1007609.html