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Biloxi, Miss. - MSA
The information in our study covers the Gulfport-Biloxi, M.S., Metropolitan Statistical Area.
In each community, the Knight Soul of the Community study identified factors that emotionally attach residents to where they live 
Community Strengths & Weaknesses
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The chart below examines the drivers for community attachment (Basic Services, Economy, Safety, Leadership, Education, Aesthetics, Social Offerings, Openness, Social Capital, Civic Involvement).
February 07, 2011
Knight Soul of the Community 2010: Biloxi Implications
The purpose of Knight Soul of the Community is to provide communities a roadmap for understanding what attaches residents to their community and why it matters – not to be prescriptive on what communities should do with the information. However, the findings do point to some general implications and suggestions, some of which the community may be already undertaking, or provide new opportunities for consideration.
November 15, 2010
'New research: If you love your town, prosperity follows'
From The Christian Science Monitor:
If you sometimes stop and wonder why you donate to your local school’s annual fundraiser, help plant trees on your town’s main drag or offer free hot cocoa at every street fair, the answer is because you're either very generous or you know what's good for your local economy.
September 29, 2009
Biloxi residents love their community - SunHerald.com
BILOXI — As bad as the economy has been, it doesn’t have much to do with the way people feel about the places where they live, according to a new study conducted in Biloxi and 25 other U.S. cities.
Instead, the study commissioned by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation revealed that residents put far more value in other things when judging their communities. Chief among them are social offerings, how open or welcoming a community feels, and how eye-appealing it is.
“While the pain of the recession is deep, other factors far outweigh economics when it comes to determining how emotionally attached people are to their communities,” said Warren Wright, managing partner of the Gallup polling organization.
Results of “The Soul of the Community Study,” which was launched in 2008, were compiled by Gallup and released Monday by the Knight Foundation. Conclusions were gleaned from 15-minute telephone interviews by Gallup researchers with nearly 14,000 people in 26 cities.
September 28, 2009
Thoughts on the findings in the Gulf Coast
Adele Lyons is Knight's program director for the Gulf Coast of Mississippi.
As a life long resident of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, I feel I know a lot about what makes the Coast tick. I think this was part of the reason I was hired by Knight Foundation to serve as the Program Director for the area. I was not at all surprised to read the results of the Gallup survey that found residents are emotionally attached to the Coast. In fact, the Mississippi Gulf Coast ranks high amongst the other 25 Knight Foundation communities in their loyalty and passion to the community.
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