by Ellen D. Harpel | Dec 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
As the teams approach the halfway point of the CREC Policy Academy to fuel strategic alignment, a promising tapestry of progress is being woven by six teams with members representing states and Economic Development Districts (EDDs) from Colorado, Idaho, Kansas,...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
In 2013, the year Smart Incentives started, Boeing’s $8.7 billion deal from Washington state was one of the top incentive stories in the country. That incentive package still sits atop Good Jobs First’s list of megadeals. Looking back at our blog article (A Closer...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
Alignment and collaboration have been top themes in our projects this year. It’s a good time to re-share one of our most popular blog articles describing lessons learned for aligning state and local economic development incentives. On paper, state and local...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Oct 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week I had the opportunity to join a great panel discussion on the Fiscal and Economic Impacts of Remote Work and Incentives. The panel met as part of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) 2023 Roundtable on Evaluating Economic Development Tax...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Oct 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
Economic development programs play a pivotal role in fostering growth and prosperity within communities. Economic development success – especially for incentive programs – has primarily been measured by job creation and new investment. While these metrics are...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Sep 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Since Smart Incentives started in 2013, state and local economic development organizations have significantly improved their ability to track incentive program performance and monitor compliance with the terms of incentive deals. During our first year, we...
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