by Smart Incentives | May 22, 2022 | Incentive programs
Fifteen states have created or expanded their film tax incentive programs over the last two years according to a new brief from the National Conference of State Legislatures. Why are these incentives so popular? The potential for portraying a city or state in a new...
by Smart Incentives | May 15, 2022 | equitable economic development
Many economic development organizations (EDOs) were created to be the business-facing part of state and local government. EDOs are often housed separately from other agencies and may even have a special structure and rules intended to allow them to be more fast-paced...
by Smart Incentives | Apr 24, 2022 | Incentive programs
Remote worker attraction programs represent an exciting innovation for state and local economic development. Recent evaluations of remote worker incentive programs in Vermont and Tulsa found that they have been effective in attracting new people and are generating net...
by Smart Incentives | Mar 7, 2022 | Incentive programs
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and Council of State Bioscience Associations recently released Driving the Bioscience Economy Forward During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Best Practices in State and Regional Bioscience Economic Development Initiatives. The...
by Smart Incentives | Oct 20, 2021 | equitable economic development
Employment for individuals with disabilities is an important economic development issue. According to the Council of State Governments and National Conference of State Legislatures: An estimated 1 in 5 Americans live with a disability28% of non-institutionalized...
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