by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
Several new measures providing tax incentives to encourage the creation and expansion of high-growth companies are highlighted in SSTI’s report, “Trends in Tech-based Economic Development: Local, State and Federal Action in 2013.” These measures...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
How can data and analytics initiatives make economic development incentive programs work better? The purpose of Data Innovation Day is to raise awareness about the benefits and opportunities that come from increased use of information by individuals and the public...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 14, 2014 | Uncategorized
I recently came across an interesting working paper that looks at the political side of local economic development incentives. The paper hypothesizes that elected mayors are more likely to use incentives than non-mayor (mostly city manager) forms of government and...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
This post is part of an occasional series examining state and local reports evaluating economic development incentive programs. Here we look at Ohio’s 2013 report to the General Assembly: Award Recipient Compliance with State Awards for Economic Development, prepared...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
We’ve been thinking about trends in incentive use and we are not alone. The most recent issue of the IEDC Economic Development Journal includes an article on The Future of Economic Development Subsidies by Greg LeRoy of Good Jobs First. Here are the incentive trends...
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