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.
When TOD + economic development resulted in Culver City, California, neighborhoods experiencing souring traffic, the city didn’t just create a repair plan and hold a town meeting to discuss it.
Georgia Pacific Foundation grants focus on the four E’s of community building: Education, Entrepreneurship, Enrichment of Community and Environment.
Investment grants established by the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Community focus on funding community priority projects that will benefit the most citizens.
Places that have highest levels of creative destruction and job turnover also have the highest levels of subjective well-being or happiness
Census data reveals high population growth in communities combating drought, underscoring the need for sustainable development
Only a few of states that cut education funding during the recession have increased it since the economic recovery, according to a report
Two different opinions on combating urban sprawl defend their arguments
Operation AmeriCorps will support 50 AmeriCorps members over two years; $1.6 million investment in the community to end homelessness
Local governments have experienced six consecutive months of employment growth—the longest stretch of growth since the beginning of the Great Recession
There are assets that are essential to the nation’s security, public health and safety, economic vitality and way of life
Experts discuss different strategies to increase the competitiveness of the renewable energy market
Rochester, Minnesota, is home to the world-famous Mayo Clinic. Will an ambitious new project make it a global medical-tourism destination?
Rochester, Minnesota, is home to the world-famous Mayo Clinic. Will an ambitious new project make it a global medical-tourism destination?
A survey reveals the scale of technology’s influence on business with the majority of firms now planning to automate operations and practices
EPA selects 19 communities for grants to train unemployed individuals to enter the environmental field, strengthen local economies
A new movement seeks to extend the “co-working” model into small-scale manufacturing to benefit low-income workers
A new movement seeks to extend the “co-working” model into small-scale manufacturing to benefit low-income workers
The FORWARD plan brings frequency and all-week service to the heartland
Bird flu hits egg-producing Iowa hard; loss expected to be 25 million hens