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.
ICMA, with support and funding from the city of Half Moon Bay, California, developed a report on the local impacts of commercial cannabis with 10 case studies.
Amazon announced that New York state and politicians local to Long Island City have made it clear that they oppose HQ2, so the company will not move forward.
A growing number of states want to attract and keep military retirees, who are some of the best-educated, best-trained and youngest retirees around
Teams from Virginia’s agencies will compete over 48 hours to create new and innovative applications
The Middletown Town council voted unanimously to approve the record plan for a combination data center and natural gas co-generation power plant
The report quantifies the differences in health, infrastructure and ecosystem impacts under the two scenarios
The grassroots movement aims to engage local residents in campaigns to boost sustainability and economic growth by nurturing community resilience
Officials see medical marijuana plants as source of jobs rather than purveyors of vice
The designation means as many as 400 people in the Greater Akron area will get training for high tech jobs by the end of 2016
The tax windfall predicted by some for legal marijuana hasn’t materialized in the first year of sales. Nor have horrors imagined by opponents
One intern said the work she’s done has helped to ignite her interest in technology and startup
Walkable real estate development projects and places are on the rise nationwide.
Owners of large multifamily buildings could save a collective $350 million annually with a $2.1 billion investment in efficiency projects, a report shows
The Family Options Study examines the effectiveness and cost of three crisis interventions - transitional housing, rapid re-housing and usual care
“In the U.S. energy system, what can the government do to best enable the use of new clean energy technologies?”
In creating self-sustaining places, Placemaking needs to be a community-based process, not just a strategy that has been imposed by city leaders
As more cities embrace local minimum wage ordinances, state legislatures are pushing back
States are boosting earned income tax credits for working families as the Great Recession recedes and state finances improve
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