by Ellen D. Harpel | Sep 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
California recently launched the California Business Incentives Gateway (CBIG), which is striving to bring all of California’s state and local economic development programs and incentives together in a single access point. The objective is to create an Amazon.com-type...
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...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Mar 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
GASB 77 establishes guidance requiring state and local governments to disclose certain information about tax abatement agreements. A recent CDFA//BNY Mellon webcast brought together 3 panelists to discuss the impact of GASB 77 for economic and community development...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Mar 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Reporting and disclosure on incentive use sounds easy, but poses a huge challenge to many local governments. A new report from Good Jobs First reviews the online disclosure practices of 50 of the nation’s biggest counties and cities. Here are some of the takeaways:...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Nov 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
This post is part of an occasional series examining state and local reports evaluating economic development incentive programs. Here we look at Ohio’s 2016 Report to the General Assembly: Compliance with State Awards for Economic Development, prepared by the Ohio...
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