In these tough economic times, many small cities are fighting back. Mason City, Iowa, population 29,000, is one of them:
http://www.kimt.com/content/localnews/story/Mason-City-Trying-to-Boost-Downtown-Business/q6m-3utaFESQPph2PB1zdQ.cspx
The town's focus is to re-vitalize the downtown area. The Mason City Downtown Association is committed to bringing new businesses into the old downtown. And the latest addition is creating a new Saturday's farmer's market in the city hall parking lot.
Downtown re-vitalization efforts like the one in Mason City do more than just create commerce, they create community. A farmer's market is a great way to bring people together around a common purpose.
Hopefully, it will bring more business to city. Certainly, it will bring more togetherness among the residents.
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