ICMA’s Award for Public-Private Partnerships recognizes a local government and its private sector partner (including nongovernmental organizations) that have demonstrated the value of public-private partnerships as an effective technique for introducing greater efficiency, innovation, and civic awareness into a variety of local government services. In 2005, ICMA presented the award in the 10,000-to-49,999 population category to the city of Paducah, Kentucky, and City Manager James Zumwalt for the Artist Relocation Program. This article describes the efforts of the city to encourage working artists from around the country to settle in Paducah. This program has brought increased economic development, tax revenues, tourism and increased the city's intellectual and entrepreneurial capital. Also attached is the narrative submitted with the award application. Learn more about ICMA's Annual Awards program.