by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Business Oregon is using its recent Strategic Assessment of Incentives (SAI) in considering how to advance the state’s economic objectives and get ahead of the incentive policy curve. Smart Incentives worked with Business Oregon to evaluate an existing set of...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Alabama Innovation Commission has released an incentive-heavy set of proposals to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the state. The recommendations from the Commission’s 2021 report include: Create two Alabama Innovation Corporation-managed seed capital...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
Major electric vehicle (EV) projects were prominent in incentive news late last year. New vehicle and battery plants are planned in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and North Carolina. Details on the state and local incentive packages are still emerging, but the broad...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 17, 2021 | equitable economic development, Uncategorized
Our research on incentives for entrepreneurial firms found that we need a new approach to working with entrepreneurs in underserved locations and demographic groups. Our belief is that expanding access to flagship entrepreneurship programs so that they reach a broader...
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 Smart Incentives | Mar 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Remote work became a more important part of the economic landscape in 2020. In response, many state economic development organizations are considering the impact of remote work on existing incentive performance agreements and incentive policies going forward....
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