Heritage Meets Opportunity: The Art of Small-Town Economic Growth
By Juliana Ficheli Hoffman | Jun 6, 2025 | 4 min. read
Small-town life is woven from threads of history, culture, and community—a fabric that defines its identity. But when economic opportunity knocks, how...
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Permitting as a Growth Engine
By Joe DeRosa | 2 min. read
Permits and Progress: How Streamlined Building Departments Drive Local Economic Growth
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The Race to Scale Data Centers
By Joe DeRosa | 3 min. read
The Race to Scale Data Centers — And How SAFEbuilt Helps Build the Future
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Top KPIs Every City Manager Should Track in Their Development Department
By Joe DeRosa | 4 min. read
City managers are being asked to do more with less, every single day. Between rising community expectations, shrinking budgets, and the pressure to at...
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Affordable Housing Starts with Better Zoning and Faster Approvals
By Joe DeRosa | 3 min. read
Every time I drive through a community and see families living in cars, seniors struggling with rising rents, or young professionals priced out of the...
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Tariffs, Uncertainty, and the Future of Community Development
By Joe DeRosa | 3 min. read
If there’s one constant in community development, it’s that things are always changing. New codes, evolving technologies, shifting demographics—all pa...
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Why Shared Services are the Future of Community Development
By Joe DeRosa | 5 min. read
At SAFEbuilt, we partner with communities across the country that are working tirelessly to keep up with growth, address housing challenges, improve i...
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