Economic Development

Designed to give local leaders step-by-step reopening instructions beyond what is currently available from the federal government, the CDC report is now only available in draft format via the Associated Press. Review it here

Area restaurants argue that Lucas' 10-10-10 plan, requiring no more than 10% occupancy or 10 people max, is not financially feasible

Industry association websites, webinars and resources offer training, procedures and advocacy for elected officials and municipal employees

The federal government's "fast and direct" financial aid for small businesses is proving to be anything but

Durham, N.C. looks to a future of shared economic prosperity while facing COVID-19 and a malware attack

Public policy lecturer Stephanie Leiser explains why local governments are going to need a lot more than $150 billion from the federal government

According to The Reser Family Foundation, “when communities of every size do well, our state becomes stronger."

After historic flooding pummeled much of the town in 2016, White Sulphur Springs has been making a come back.

This community in the Austin region may be on the small side, but that hasn’t stopped Eivens and her team from making Cedar Park, Texas, one of the best places to live in the U.S.

The former mayor and Democratic presidential candidate described the initiative as a "plan for righting what I think are historic wrongs and creating opportunity and wealth in black communities."

“We have the power today to build and rebuild communities that have been left out and left behind for generations," the mayor said. "And the power to do it in our areas where it’s needed the most."

Gabby Alcantara-Anderson is one of about 25,600 unionized Disney workers making less than $15 an hour. And life in the world's vacation kingdom is a calculus of choices: rent, food, medicine, a birthday gift for her child.

While Lucas led the City Council to pass historic ordinances to limit access to firearms for minors and domestic abusers, 2019 also brought near-record homicides -- 151 -- and more than 480 nonfatal shootings.

Police yellow tape and makeshift memorials with flowers, stuffed animals and balloons have become common in some neighborhoods of this deeply segregated city.

Just 9% of wage earners in the bottom 25% have access to paid family leave, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That compares to 30% of wage earners in the top 25%