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.
At the 7th Annual Gateway Cities Innovation Institute Awards and Summit, keynote speaker Christopher Coes urged several hundred attendees to envision a country in which no matter where or who you are, you can live in a place that’s “healthy, prosperous and resilient.”
By 2040, the site of an old Ford assembly plant will be home to a variety of housing options, office and retail space, public parks and other publicly accessible green space as well as transportation options. The city is expected to invest millions in infrastructure.
New ‘smart city’ programs will leverage technology and education to benefit residents, businesses and entrepreneurs: smart transit systems, public Wi-Fi connectivity, skills and training, public safety infrastructure and safer neighborhoods.
Maricopa County Regional Parks pumped nearly $21 million into the regional economy last year
Chicago’s Beta City Initiative plans to make the city more tech friendly to local startups and out-of-state tech companies
A project pouring nearly $13 million into a three-quarter-mile stretch of North Avenue aims to lure investment to the downtrodden corridor
“What changes occurred - intentionally or not - that measurably improved the lives of the neighborhood’s existing residents?”
Despite 10 years of work and some $15 billion in investment in disaster preparedness, experts say we may still want to look to New Orleans
Launch KC’s grant application window has closed, and the response surpassed the nonprofit’s goal by 25 percent
Alaska has cut funding to find out why the region’s king salmon population has dropped consistently since 2007
A network of fiber optic cables will make up one of the country’s fastest networks in one of the worst areas for access to high speed Internet service
Detroit found that investors haven’t forgotten the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history
Faced with declining rural populations, Kansas decided in 2011 to offer incentives to people who move to a rural county with population losses
Haot says solutions can be forged through transparency as well as through collaborations between the public and private sector
The event, dubbed Beta City and set for Oct. 1, will allow attendees to have hands-on interaction with the region’s entrepreneurs
Without valid driver’s licenses, many people may lose job opportunities and fall deeper into financial straits
Many Oregon cities and counties have taken steps to ban marijuana businesses from their boundaries as the state prepares to begin retail sales in October
A consortium of experts has the mandate to leverage the state’s existing assets. It’s a model that would work for other states
While many go to festivals for the music, a new event in Kent called Hacklands focuses on technology and how we can improve the world
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