by Ellen D. Harpel | Jul 27, 2021 | Incentive programs
We have been tracking how economic development organizations are incorporating remote work into their incentive programs since before the pandemic. Our work ramped up over the past year with an early look at methods for adjusting incentive performance agreements to...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jul 14, 2021 | equitable economic development, Sustainable development
The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) recently released two reports, one covering investment transparency and the other considering incentives for food systems. We have collaborated with CCSI on past training programs and are always interested in their...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jun 9, 2021 | Program Evaluation
Oklahoma has been assessing the state’s business incentive programs on a regular schedule since 2016. State legislators and officials from state agencies, especially the Department of Commerce, have taken the lead to use findings and recommendations from the Incentive...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report describing reform options for federal economic adjustment assistance (EAA) programs for workers. EAA programs are designed to respond to widespread job loss associated with plant closures,...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 11, 2021 | Incentive programs
Workers with the right set of skills remain difficult to come by. The talent challenge is not new, but it has gained greater primacy as a concern for economic development leaders. State economic development agencies are being called upon to help existing and...
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