Economic Development
Economic Development is a crucial focus for local and state government agencies committed to fostering job creation, attracting investments, and improving community prosperity. Governments can stimulate economic activity and enhance regional competitiveness by implementing strategies that support business growth, infrastructure development, and workforce training. This directory provides articles on economic development alongside related topics like Workforce Development, which examines initiatives to enhance the skills and employability of the local labor force.
The project illustrates a rising industry trend of municipalities playing a greater role in funding repairs and upgrades to local infrastructure to meet the needs of their constituents and the local economy.
Through this series of personal portraits and interviews, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has created a window into the lives of America’s most vulnerable populations.
Rural residents experience mental disorders and drug addiction just as much as their urban counterparts, and their need for mental health services is similar. But rural suicide rates are greater than urban ones, and the gap has grown steadily since 1999.
Research has found that low-income communities and communities of color have less access to healthy food and less equitable local food systems, forcing residents to rely on convenience stores and fast food restaurants rather than grocery stores and farmer’s markets
A water crisis that has flooded homes with fear and poisonous toxins has taken a tandem swipe at the city’s psyche, returning it to the negative headlines it was working hard to escape, drawing a new spotlight to poverty and other wounds it never was able to fix, and bringing a renewed sense of insecurity about what the future holds for a place that’s been through so much
Colorado regulators approved new rules intended to ease the conflicts that arise when oil and gas rigs show up near homes and schools, but they came under immediate fire from both the industry and its critics
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the state will assume vast control over Atlantic City’s finances and decision-making, saying the seaside gambling resort is incapable of getting its finances together after years of overspending
Six federal agencies joined together to announce the selection of 27 communities in 22 states that will participate in Local Foods, Local Places, a federal initiative that helps communities increase economic opportunities for local farmers and related businesses, create vibrant places and promote childhood wellness by improving access to healthy local food
As private businesses – web developers, consulting firms and employers – get involved, the programs’ end goal will be closer in sight to improve Midtown, help high school graduates find tech-sector jobs and enable local entrepreneurs
the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) received a $1,965,730 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help provide reemployment services to former coal industry workers who need to access jobs in emerging and growing fields
The award will fund the Pathways to Employment initiative, a new partnership with the North Central and Southern Alleghenies Workforce Development Boards and Adult Basic Education Coalitions that will focus on workers who lack basic skills in reading, math and communications that inhibit them from successfully completing occupational classroom training and sustaining employment
Regional park systems are responsible for almost $140 billion economic activity and approximately 1 million job.
Atlantic City’s emergency manager is recommending spending cuts, consolidation and privatization of some governmental functions as a way to get the financially struggling gambling resort back on its feet
Atlantic City’s elected officials mixed compliance with defiance as they struggled to respond to a threatened state takeover of the city’s finances
How can local governments compete for talent as more of their workforce retires and they need to appeal to a new generation that has many choices about where to work?
WorkForce Essentials received almost a $1 million grant to help implement a mechatronics program that trains students and soldiers about electronics and engineering systems in a modern manufacturing plant
The award from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation is one of seven grants announced totaling more than $31 million in grants and loans through Wisconsin’s freight railroad assistance program
Many city employees in New York City will earn at least $15 an hour by the end of 2018
PwC’s report is designed to shed light on the actual and relative financial position and financial posture of states so that stakeholders will have a better understanding of where their state stands as compared to others
MOST POPULAR
- [eBook] Campus Collaborations: How to improve school safety
- Feeling stressed out? Here’s some advice from therapists who’ve taught officers how to cope
- How to get grant money for opioid overdose treatment
- Free white paper: Sick Leave Abuse: Trends, Technology, and Real-World Solutions
- Top 10 U.S. states with the most 911 calls