Date & Time
Thursday, September 24, 2026, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Name
Quantifying the 20-Year Impact of Land Banking Across Michigan
Speakers
Brian Larkin, Center for Community Progress
Natalie Pruett, Pruett Impact & Analytics
Joseph Rivet, State of Michigan
Krista Trout-Edwards, Calhoun County Land Bank Authority
Natalie Pruett, Pruett Impact & Analytics
Joseph Rivet, State of Michigan
Krista Trout-Edwards, Calhoun County Land Bank Authority
Description
- Learn how a new report quantified the 20-year impact of all 52 land banks in Michigan, something never done before. Results show that land banks are quiet game changers in Michigan’s economy. They improve neighborhoods and commercial corridors, decrease vacancies, increase population, and overall, positively impact the communities they serve.
- Hear from a cross-section of perspectives on the value of impact reporting and how collaboration and routine data collection made the 20-year impact report possible.
- Walk away with practical tools on how to collect and store data to make impact reporting more feasible.