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City economic development priorities are changing

City economic development priorities are changing

by Ellen D. Harpel | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorized

Economic development was the top issue for mayors in their annual State of the City addresses for the fifth year in a row, according to State of the Cities 2018, a new report from the National League of Cities. However, priorities within economic development have...
Opportunity Zones – Driving Community Development Finance Through Equity Investments

Opportunity Zones – Driving Community Development Finance Through Equity Investments

by Ellen D. Harpel | May 22, 2018 | Opportunity Zones

Now that most Opportunity Zones have been designated, we thought it would be good to provide some insight on the basics of Opportunity Zones and how this tax incentive could be used to spur investment into low-income and underserved communities across the country. How...
Rural Grant Program Linked to Employment Growth, Business Survival

Rural Grant Program Linked to Employment Growth, Business Survival

by Ellen D. Harpel | May 9, 2018 | Uncategorized

A new report finds that Value-Added Producer Grants administered by the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service “enable recipient businesses to reduce the risk of failing and to provide more jobs” compared to similar businesses that did not receive grants. Expanding...
Earnings Without a Salary: Trends in Proprietors’ Income

Earnings Without a Salary: Trends in Proprietors’ Income

by Ellen D. Harpel | May 3, 2018 | Uncategorized

Work in today’s economy is conducted in many different ways. It increasingly does not involve a wage or salary job, a single boss, or employment with a company. How do these new ways of working affect regional prosperity? My new report prepared for the Stephen S....

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