Welcome to Recast City.
We make amazing
things happen for
your local economy.
Are you ready to feel proud of your city?
As a local leader, you’re likely facing:
Empty storefronts,
Shrinking retail, and
Underemployed residents.
Or your main street is full of beautiful stores, but no one’s coming to them.
You can’t just keeping doing the same old thing — you have to try something different.
It’s time — beyond time — for us to do better.
There is a better way.
Every place is stronger when it is loved by the people who live there.
There are a million ways to invest in a place,
but it takes the community coming together to make it happen.
We need to focus on efforts that are inclusive,
meet the diverse needs of the neighborhood,
and benefit the people in the neighborhood today.
Small-scale manufacturing is the answer.
We work with you to create a place that stands out because it is uniquely yours.
Recast Spark Call
We get to the heart of who you are, what your place is about, what makes it different, and where small-scale manufacturing fits as a catalyst. Then we deliver a clear roadmap for how to bring downtown back to life. Learn More
Recast Leaders Cohort
Get all the expertise and all the coaching to identify the right actions AND get the support to implement successfully too. Join Recast Leaders to build a strong, inclusive downtown and get your economy humming in 10 months. Learn More
Recast Boost Intensive
We dive deep with you on this 4-month project that includes one-on-one work with you and your team to fix policies, launch new programs, and create new real estate potential — all to make your downtown amazing again. Learn More
Take the guesswork out of saving your city.
1. Book a Free Consultation Call
We'll chat about your current roadblocks and whether Recast City is the right partner to help solve them.
2. Schedule Your Spark
This is where we start to go deeper, creating your roadmap to a thriving local economy.
3. Join a Recast Leaders Cohort
Get more people downtown. Fill vacant storefronts. Create more jobs with more local, diverse entrepreneurs.
Using small-scale manufacturing to revive downtowns is so important to me, I wrote the book on it.
Are you ready to try something new?
Learn why communities across the country are failing.
Gain tools to build strong local businesses.
Discover how to reinvest in your downtown.
Find ways to create inclusive economic opportunities.
Download the first chapter free.
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“A must read for everyone who cares about their community.”
Hot Sauce, Handbags, Hardware
Small-scale manufacturing businesses help us create thriving places, with business ownership opportunities and good-paying jobs that other business types cannot fulfill. They are the hidden gems in the economic development strategy and downtown reinvestment efforts of every place (yes, I really mean every place).
The owners are working hard, with their heads down, and are rarely brought into discussions about downtown and business development opportunities, yet they are essential engines to local economies.