Bruce P. Corrie, PhD

Economist & Cultural Entrepreneur

As a cultural entrepreneur I work with businesses and organizations who want to infuse, a business, a commercial corridor or a neighborhood into a wealth creating cultural destination. 

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Over the years I worked with other cultural entrepreneurs who have created cultural destinations such as Little Africa, Little Mekong, Rondo - Historic African American Cultural District, District Del Sol and the American Indian Cultural Corridor.

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As an economist I realize that celebrating the economic value of the cultural assets of people in low income neighborhood is a very powerful strategy for economic development as it puts the person at the enter of their own economic empowerment and facilitates the liberation of the human spirit.

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I recently completed an eighteen month journey as the director of the city of Saint Paul's department of planning and economic development where we developed a model for the role of local government and other funders to facilitate the growth of cultural destinations.

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In these pages you will find insights from this work by practitioners and cultural entrepreneurs. We will be available to assist you in this journey.