by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
The California Competes Tax Credit was created in 2013 with several innovative features. Its objective is to attract and retain high-value employers in California in industries with high economic multipliers and that provide their employees good wage and benefits....
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
Figuring out if an incentives package is a good deal that will generate the expected returns for your community is not easy. While many organizations are asked to calculate ROI (return on investment), what does that actually mean for economic development? Assuming...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
State and city analysts tasked with evaluating tax incentives recently convened in Philadelphia to learn how their peers are tackling the challenge of conducting quality program assessments. Organized by the National Conference of State Legislatures and The Pew...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Economic development professionals and policymakers want to know which of their programs work best. However, a lack of data thwarts many state and local efforts to quantify incentive outcomes, hindering program evaluations. State administrative data that is already...
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