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.
NYC and Wuppertal, Germany, are building transit infrastructure in the skies to offer more options in congested neighborhoods. Learn more about elevated transit
The DOJ is offering $7 million to fund community safety initiatives in neighborhood revitalization programs, while the DOE is awarding Promise Neighborhoods planning grants to strengthen school systems and career opportunities at the local level
The USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant program awarded $813,342 to support New Jersey farming initiatives. How does your community support specialty crop production and distribution?
Lisbon-Mount Vernon Ambulance Service is asking voters to approve a new EMS district funded by a property tax levy to add full-time staff
The E3 initiative connects Chester County inmates with employers before release and maintains support after reentry
Tulsa City Council has approved a plan allowing the fire department to charge insurance companies of at-fault drivers $710 to $1,865 per response
The mobile unit, a former police bus nicknamed “Lucy,” has been retrofitted with three washers and three dryers
The communities will engage in virtual learning, obtain peer learning and receive technical
The 2025 report underscores local leadership amid rising economic and climate pressures
Longtime small businesses can apply for the $5,000 grants for marketing, business process modernization and improving technology
“CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED.” Trump wrote on Truth Social
Salem balances the dark tourism of the 1692 Witch Trials at Halloween with a cathartic approach to teaching and practicing social justice
The National League of Cities report highlights the top challenges and solutions mayors are focusing on
University of Georgia researcher seeks to understand why people are volunteering less
Learn how to access grants funding for transportation, utilities and other critical national infrastructure
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