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.
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%
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
Thousands of vacant buildings in Baltimore will be demolished over the next four years, starting in the neighborhood where Freddie Gray was arrested and fatally injured in police custody, prompting civil unrest that highlighted the urban decay
For municipalities throughout the state, grant money is a helpful tool to offset the burden on taxpayers while providing services and amenities
America’s local and regional public park agencies generated nearly $140 billion in economic activity and supported almost 1 million jobs from their operations and capital spending alone in 2013
HUD will award the Housing Authority of the City of Sacramento $2,700,000 in grant funding for the Jobs Plus Pilot program as part of a $100 million investment in locally-based programs aimed to increase earnings and advance employment outcomes for residents of public housing through work readiness programs, employer linkages, job placement, and financial literacy
Nebraska residents earning the minimum wage will get a raise to $9 an hour when the new year begins, and farmers, businesses and zoos will get new tax breaks
Amazon is running its own shuttles to the Broening Highway distribution center, and is getting the city to offset those costs
Santa Fe Mayor Javier Gonzales is proposing a cultural district to cut down on vendors selling faux Native American art
Specifically targeted to women in underserved communities, WE NYC services will connect at least 5,000 women to free, tailored business services over the next three years
The city has received a $99,000 grant that will be used to help launch a revolving loan fund for small businesses in a USDA-approved rural area
A year after its exit from a brief but embarrassing bankruptcy, Detroit suddenly has something it long lacked: money to spend
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