by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Two recent reports offer interesting reading and very different takes on economic development incentives. “Seeding Growth: Maximizing the Return on Incentives” comes from the International Economic Development Council’s Economic Development Research Partners. It...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Incentives are not just about winning a deal or completing a transaction with an investor. Smart incentive use is always connected to a larger economic development strategy. Economic strategy Any project for which incentives are offered needs to be evaluated in the...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
The following post was written by guest blogger Sarah Gutschow, Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). C2ER and SelectUSA have entered into a partnership to make some features of the State Business Incentives Database publicly available...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Mercedes-Benz USA recently announced it would move its headquarters from Montvale, NJ to the Atlanta area, bringing at least 800 jobs to Georgia. While large incentive packages dominated the discussion related to other recent automotive headquarters moves,...
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