Ilana Preuss

Wherever we drive in cities across the US, we all see blocks of empty storefronts -- yet there are solutions to reverse this trend to make these neighborhoods great places to live, work & visit! Founder & CEO of Recast City, Ilana Preuss is a nationally recognized expert as her firm works with city, community and business leaders to bring in small scale manufacturers (Hardware, Hot Sauce & Handbags!) to fill these spaces and turn these cities into vibrant economies. Her book, Recast Your City: How to Save Your Downtown with Small-Scale Manufacturing quickly became a must-read for people and organizations responsible for downtown reinvestment and as a top expert she is the invited Keynote speaker at many conferences.