by Ellen D. Harpel | Sep 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
California recently launched the California Business Incentives Gateway (CBIG), which is striving to bring all of California’s state and local economic development programs and incentives together in a single access point. The objective is to create an Amazon.com-type...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Sep 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
By at least one count, over 100 cities are vying for the 50,000 jobs at Amazon’s proposed $5 billion second headquarters. As cities put together their bids, here are some lessons we’ve learned about incentives from other corporate headquarters decisions. Focus first...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Sep 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Two national initiatives are designed to encourage more inclusive and equitable economic development within cities. The Equitable Economic Development Fellowship (EED) from the National League of Cities (NLC), PolicyLInk and the Urban Land Institute is a two-year...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Sep 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Economic development organizations play an important role helping communities recover following disasters. Industry leaders have created or curated the following valuable resources for individuals and entities engaged in all aspects of economic recovery. The...
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