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.
Investment grants established by the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Community focus on funding community priority projects that will benefit the most citizens.
The Elevation Community Land Trust is poised to garner more than 700 houses across the Denver metro, retaining the land and selling homes at a fraction of the price for low-income residents.
Once a move highly touted by Gov. Scott Walker, increased taxpayer credit payments, concerns over a lack of water quality protections and residents evicted on short notice have soured the once-sweet Foxconn deal.
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
The FORWARD plan brings frequency and all-week service to the heartland
London’s technology startups attracted in excess of half a billion dollars of VC funding in the first quarter
