According to a competition hosted by Strong Towns, the 2021 Strongest Town is Lockport, Illinois.
Credit: City of Oxford, MS Author: Istvan Bardos Updated: 4:34 PM CDT April 9, 2021
OXFORD, Mississippi You may have heard the expression “strong as an ox.” Maybe a new expression could be “strong as an Oxford.”
Friday, Oxford, Mississippi, was named the second-strongest town in the 2021 Strongest Town contest hosted by Strong Towns, which is “an international movement dedicated to making communities across the United States and Canada financially strong and resilient.” Lockport, Illinois, won the competition and was named the 2021 Strongest Town.
“A month ago, we launched the 2021 Strongest Town contest with arguably the strongest field of contestants we’ve had in the six years we’ve been running this competition. The 16 finalists chosen by Strong Towns staff from among a host of applicants featured communities of many shapes a
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