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Why do we need economic development?

Five Economic Development Site Selection Marketing Tactics

Looking for new business leads? Look no further than the site selection community—who have become supporters and valuable resources for economic developers looking to expand their project pipeline. So how can economic development professionals get on a site selector’s radar? Instead of sticking to the status quo, economic development professionals need to find out how... View Article

What can natural disasters teach us about economic development?

Historical events hold lessons for modern economic development.

Things Money Can’t Buy: Love, and Economic Development

It’s time for DC to tighten up its economic development incentives.

Capitalism, Economic Development, Gentrification: Who Benefits?

Capitalism, economic development, and gentrification. Some people revere them as driving forces that keep America as a world leader; while others suffer.

11 Things I’ve Learned About Economic Development

11 Things I’ve Learned about Economic Development During my still active career in economic and community development, I’ve learned quite a few things. Some, but not all, are listed below. These ar…

Economic development organizations: good or bad for entrepreneurial activity?

In developing VC markets such as the Midwest, some may think that funding from the government or economic development organizations are a godsend for local entrepreneurs. Startups are often looking...

Why Utilities Are Such Great Economic Development Partners

Utility companies are crucial to everyone’s success because they have a closer everyday relationship, and a greater impact, on quality of life and prosperity than any other industry.

IoT and Government: how new tech is driving economic development

Governments are working with new Internet of Things technologies to drive economic development in other cities across the globe

When It Comes to Economic Development, There's No Free Lunch

According to a new economic analysis, the short term benefits of offering tax incentives can't overcome their long term costs.

Peace through Prosperity: Integrating peacebuilding into economic development

A framework to explain how governments, businesses, non-governmental, organisations, and international agencies can contribute to peaceful economic development in fragile and conflict-affected countries. The framework demonstrates how economic and businesses choices and approaches can contribute to peace, by improving fair access to livelihoods, asset accumulation, revenues and services, and environmental and social sustainability. Methods are explained, and examples provided.
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Building 'Mixed-Use Industrial' to Spur Economic Development

Ilana Preuss writes for Smart Growth America about the opportunity to integrate small-scale industrial uses into development—what's called mixed-use industrial real estate.

Is Pinterest Right for Economic Development?

Recently, there’s been a lot of chatter on the web and in the media about Pinterest and the potential it has for marketing. Pinterest is a virtual bulletin board that allows people to organize and keep track of information they find on the Internet by “pinning” photos that relate to the topic of interest. The... View Article

Economic Development and Trails: Is Conservation Missing Opportunities?

Walking paths are common in the city and hiking trails are common in wildernesses. But what about the areas in between?

Does Culture Follow Economic Development in Cities, or Cause It?

A new study finds that cultural capital is not an insignificant add-on, but a key contributor to urban economic growth.

Reshoring has Become an Economic Development Strategy

The International Economic Development Council examines manufacturing reshoring and finds plenty of reasons to support bringing industry back to the U.S.

Lead poisoning prevention as economic development

We must remain vigilant about preventing lead poisoning in our community's children. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure - now, and in the future.

What Just Broke? Do Tech Hubs Help Economic Development?

Attracting tech companies to concentrate in cities is often expected to drive job growth and ignite the economy, but are the expectations too high?

Building Capacity to Advance Ecosystem Valuation and Economic Development

Good management of resources critically depends on our ability to measure and value these resources. Both organizations and capital markets depend on information about the value of those resources in making capital allocation decisions. But in this decision making process we have missed one importan

Economic development: Where are our employees?

On any given day, I might hear the following concerns: That we are short on housing, that we have jobs but no workforce, and that we have hundreds of people locally, willing and able to take advantage of jobs in the light manufacturing industry, but lacking appropriate skills and training.