by Smart Incentives | Aug 11, 2021 | Incentive programs
This article was written by Regan Price, Economic Development Research Intern, Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness and Smart Incentives. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of workers have experienced job loss or have left the workforce...
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 Smart Incentives | Jun 21, 2021 | Incentive programs
This article was written by Regan Price, Economic Development Research Intern, Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness and Smart Incentives. To ensure equitable access to broadband internet and spur economic development in underserved communities, many states...
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...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 5, 2021 | equitable economic development, Incentive programs
The American Rescue Plan includes $10 billion for the new iteration of the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). SSBCI is a US Department of Treasury program through which states can access federal funding for small business lending and equity investment...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Apr 19, 2021 | Incentive programs
A core principle of our work is that smart incentive use is about achieving a community’s economic development objectives. It’s not about completing a transaction or “winning” a deal. In our experience, most professional economic developers approach incentives in this...
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