by Ellen D. Harpel | Dec 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
No surprise here. COVID-19 led this year’s list of the top five articles on the Smart Incentives blog. Readers also remained interested in learning about ways to make their incentive programs work better. Click on the titles below to read our most popular...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 30, 2020 | Amazon
We last wrote about the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus about a year ago in an article, All In On Talent for Amazon. Since then, project planning has progressed rapidly despite COVID-related challenges. In October the Alexandria City Council approved the design for...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 16, 2020 | Incentive programs
The Council of Development Finance Agencies (CDFA) wrapped up its Virtual National Summit last week with a session called The Road to COVID Recovery – Moving Forward. I was pleased to join a thoughtful group of panelists charged with offering a positive take on new...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) recently released “Improving local development incentives. Effective practices for local governments in northeastern Illinois.” This new guidebook offers a set of principles and strategies to...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Oct 20, 2020 | Incentive programs
Over the last several years the economic development field has made real progress in understanding what works in the incentives world. At Smart Incentives, we define “what works” as achieving economic development objectives, not just landing a project. Here are some...
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