web01.fireside.fm Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:23:56 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Big Towns - Episodes Tagged with “Tourism” https://bigtowns.fireside.fm/tags/tourism Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0500 You’ve heard of middle America. Big Towns is a conversation for mid-sized America: places too big to be small towns and too small to be big cities. A two-day summit in Lafayette, Louisiana, Big Towns brings together leaders from around the country, hosting conversations with big thinkers about mid-sized city stuff like housing, healthcare, work and quality of life. We help mid-sized cities find ideas that fit. en-us episodic Where mid-sized cities find ideas that fit The Current Media Inc. You’ve heard of middle America. Big Towns is a conversation for mid-sized America: places too big to be small towns and too small to be big cities. A two-day summit in Lafayette, Louisiana, Big Towns brings together leaders from around the country, hosting conversations with big thinkers about mid-sized city stuff like housing, healthcare, work and quality of life. We help mid-sized cities find ideas that fit. no mid-sized cities, American cities, economic development, workforce development The Current Media Inc. johannadivine@gmail.com Episode 2: It’s About Agency: Turning Coca-Cola into water https://bigtowns.fireside.fm/2 9ef957e2-f254-44a5-8869-117b6e7b72fc Thu, 17 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0500 The Current Media Inc. full 1 The Current Media Inc. The second of a three-part conversation between Dean Baquet and Chattanooga, Tennessee Mayor Tim Kelly, Episode 2 was recorded April 24, 2025 at Big Towns in Lafayette, Louisiana. 21:45 no This is the second of a three-part conversation between Dean Baquet and Chattanooga, Tennessee Mayor Tim Kelly at the Big Towns summit in Lafayette, Louisiana. In this episode, Dean Baquet and Mayor Kelly dive deeper into Tim's lightbulb moment re: executive vs. legislative leadership, why early childhood development is a really big deal and how the Coca-Cola legacy continues to shape Chattanooga's economy. Produced by The Current. (c) 2025 The Current Media Inc. Special Guests: Dean Baquet and Mayor Tim Kelly. Chattanooga housing, early childhood development, public health, efficient government, philanthropy, community foundation, neighborhood services, tourism, local food movement, eviction prevention, federal support, leadership, organizational management, economic challenges. This is the second of a three-part conversation between Dean Baquet and Chattanooga, Tennessee Mayor Tim Kelly at the Big Towns summit in Lafayette, Louisiana. In this episode, Dean Baquet and Mayor Kelly dive deeper into Tim's lightbulb moment re: executive vs. legislative leadership, why early childhood development is a really big deal and how the Coca-Cola legacy continues to shape Chattanooga's economy. Produced by The Current. (c) 2025 The Current Media Inc.

Special Guests: Dean Baquet and Mayor Tim Kelly.

]]> This is the second of a three-part conversation between Dean Baquet and Chattanooga, Tennessee Mayor Tim Kelly at the Big Towns summit in Lafayette, Louisiana. In this episode, Dean Baquet and Mayor Kelly dive deeper into Tim's lightbulb moment re: executive vs. legislative leadership, why early childhood development is a really big deal and how the Coca-Cola legacy continues to shape Chattanooga's economy. Produced by The Current. (c) 2025 The Current Media Inc.

Special Guests: Dean Baquet and Mayor Tim Kelly.

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