by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Talent development, retention and recruitment are priorities for many economic development leaders. A report* released last year described ways economic development agencies are pushing the envelope on talent initiatives. One way they are doing so is connecting...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Remote work became a more important part of the economic landscape in 2020. As of late last year, 22% of employed persons teleworked because of the coronavirus pandemic. It is not clear how many individuals will continue to work remotely post-pandemic, but companies...
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 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 Smart Incentives | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) pivoted remarkably well to offer a virtual conference earlier this month for over 250 economic and workforce development researchers. Smart Incentives was pleased to participate in the State Researchers...
by Darrene Hackler | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our recent thinking on how local governments can structure their fiscal responses to pave the road to recovery stressed that these efforts need to stay in place as long as the economy is weak, have a long time horizon, and be creative, speedy, and structured based on...
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