Guthrie advances to the Final 4 in Strong Towns competition

Guthrie has advanced to the Final 4 of the Strong Towns bracket. Oklahoma’s first capitol sneaked by a city in Canada.

With 55 percent of the vote, Guthrie sneaked by Nelson, British Columbia in the round of eight.

Guthrie will now challenge Pensacola, Florida for the right to compete in the championship.

Pensacola took down state rival Delray Beach, Florida in a slim 52-48 percent victory.

The Guthrie – Pensacola will challenge either Safety Harbor, Florida or Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

There will be more details on how to vote in the Final 4. On Tuesday, April 2nd, Strong Towns will publish brief podcast interviews with representatives of the four semifinalist towns, and voting will be open from Tuesday until noon on Friday, April 5th.

The Strongest Town contest is a month-long, bracket-based competition designed to spotlight communities from around the world that are building enduring financial resilience at the local level and actively embodying the Strong Towns approach to economic growth and development.

The winner of the Strongest Town 2019 Contest will receive a commemorative plaque and a visit and interactive community presentation with Charles Marohn, Strong Towns founder, president and author of the forthcoming Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity.