by Ellen D. Harpel | Jul 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Economic development groups increasingly use both financial and non-financial incentives (including specialized services) to support businesses in their communities. A new report* from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) describes a variety of state...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jul 17, 2014 | Uncategorized
The State Economic Development Program Expenditures Database and the State Business Incentives Database are two valuable resources for those who follow economic development. Guest blogger Wen Sun, Research Manager for the Council for Community and Economic Research...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jul 11, 2014 | Uncategorized
Should investors expect to receive incentives, even when the laws guiding those incentives change? Will more companies that do not receive incentives challenge programs that help finance their competitors? Several recent cases have addressed these complicated issues....
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jul 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
Good Jobs First provided an update on its online database Subsidy Tracker 2.0 and discussed the importance of transparency for economic development incentives during an informative webinar earlier this week. Subsidy Tracker 2.0 Subsidy Tracker 2.0 is a free,...
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