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.
During a recent Cities of Service webinar, local leaders came together to discuss strategies for overcoming food insecurities exacerbated by COVID-19
While each state’s reopening schedule and requirements may vary, there are best practices for local governments to follow when reopening after COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions lift
A free webinar from the International City/County Management Association discusses various strategies for fiscal resilience, both during the pandemic and beyond
The EPA is awarding 221 grants totaling $54.3 million through the 2018 Brownfields Grants program, which provides funding to communities to assess, clean up and redevelop underutilized properties for economic development.
The Food Truck Nation report reveals that being part of the food truck fiesta is easier in some cities than in others. Mobile kitchen vendors weigh in on how some local government permitting processes stall the burgeoning business.
FedEx employs 30,000 people in Memphis, Tennessee, and will spend $1 billion modernizing its facilities. In January, it also announced it would invest $1.5 billion expanding operations in Indianapolis, Indiana.
We wanted to hear why locals think their small cities, rated ‘coolest’ by travelers, are the best places to live, work and play. Ellensburg, Washington, and Bentonville, Arkansas, won.
The Public Art Challenge by Bloomberg Philanthropies is for U.S. cities with 30,000 residents or more. At least three will each receive $1 million to use art to address imperative civic issues.
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.
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.
On a site proposed for Amazon HQ2, developers receive zoning approval to begin transforming protected industrial land along the Chicago River into a massive mixed use development.
Now that the Amazon HQ2 top cities list is narrowed to 20 finalists, here’s what government leaders did to attract attention and be in the running for the second Amazon headquarters.
The number of Austin-based Apple employees has tripled over 10 years. The company announced it would name an Apple HQ2 in 2018.
The DOJ reversed its policy not to interfere with states that have legal marijuana, what does that mean?
The state’s Dec. 1, 2016, deadline forced medical marijuana shops to decide if they wanted to pay a fee to remain a medical marijuana dispensary, or transition to the recreational marijuana business.
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