You’d be surprised by the types of things that can reinvigorate a community. In St. Joseph, Michigan, it started with a public art display. Downtown Flint’s turnout involves an array of events, new restaurants and a farmers market unlike any other in the state. On this month’s Prosperity Agenda radio show we discuss the role that arts and culture play in a community’s economic development. My co-hosts are Jim Edelman and Tom Daldin of the hit PBS TV show, “Under the Radar†and our guests are Jamie Bennett executive director of ArtPlace America; Flint Mayor Dayne Walling; and Susan Solon, of the City of St. Joseph. The Michigan Prosperity Agenda is a monthly radio show that challenges listeners to help make Michigan a better place to live, work and play by creating vibrant and prosperous local communities. It has aired on News/Talk 760 WJR since 2010. The show airs 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, on News/Talk 760 WJR, but you can listen anytime at the League’s website or by subscribing to the FREE iTunes podcast. Learn more about the placemaking concept here as well as on this blog.