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.
A community’s small businesses can weather disasters by formalizing disaster recovery plans that maintain essential operations and pay the bills.
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg shares policy strategy goals for this year, and his vision for the city beyond his administration.
With federal funding won through an FCC auction, a regional electric cooperative will bring broadband to more than 16,000 customers in rural Pennsylvania.
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
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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
The factory is expected to create nearly 3,000 high-tech jobs in Western New York, and 5,000 jobs in New York State
The Wolverine State’s most-populous county, home to Detroit, may be on the verge of a “financial emergency”
The initiative has the goal of being the nation’s largest employer-led coalition committed to creating pathways to meaningful employment for young people
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