by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
The 2018 Menino Survey of Mayors asked 110 US mayors for their opinions on economic development, recruitment competition and financial incentives. 84% stated that “recruiting economic investments with financial incentives is good policy.” 44% believe that incentives...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
A new report finds that Value-Added Producer Grants administered by the USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service “enable recipient businesses to reduce the risk of failing and to provide more jobs” compared to similar businesses that did not receive grants. Expanding...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
State and local governments have begun disclosing information about tax abatement agreements in their Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs) to comply with GASB 77.* Good Jobs First is tracking disclosed data on its website via Subsidy Tracker 2, a free and...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Sep 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Two national initiatives are designed to encourage more inclusive and equitable economic development within cities. The Equitable Economic Development Fellowship (EED) from the National League of Cities (NLC), PolicyLInk and the Urban Land Institute is a two-year...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jun 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you are thinking about how to deploy a dashboard for your economic development organization, take a good look at the new Performance Metrics platform from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD). Dashboards like this are a popular way...
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