Economic Development
Covering topics such as development incentives, business preservation, job creation and training and unemployment.
While understandably feeling under the gun, there are many ways states can continue to grow both their economies and revenues.
Inflation, tight property tax caps and cooling sales tax revenue are forcing municipalities to cut contracts, raise fees and reduce services.
Statesville cited economic benefits in rezoning 330 acres of farmland, even as residents warned of noise, pollution and lost rural character.
Employers can get up to $5,000 per employee if training programs boost pay by at least 25 percent and exceed regional median wages.
Updates enacted by Congress will make this successful program for low-income communities even more attractive to investors, particularly for housing. But there are plenty of ways to take advantage of the current program.
Starting pay must be at least 62 percent of average district pay. That’s lifted morale and reduced vacancies in Billings by 70 percent.
A sweeping report shows that inadequate building, high interest rates and wage stagnation have pushed housing costs too high for workers in surprising numbers of professions.
Sex abuse settlements, dwindling tourism dollars and downtown decline have created budget problems city leaders say will take years to repair.
Manufacturing payrolls shrank in August for the fourth straight month.
When it comes to generating a revival, trying to copy what has succeeded somewhere else usually doesn’t work.
Travel and visitor spending fell sharply in early 2025, resulting in a $14.4 million loss. Polling points to U.S. policy and rhetoric deterring travel.
Akron, Ohio, reopened a major downtown park after a $17 million renovation last year, part of a strategy to promote downtown growth by investing in public spaces.
The state’s Roth IRA program has signed up more than 20,500 employees and will soon mandate employer participation if no other plan exists.
Small colleges in small towns are up against stiff odds. But some are finding ways to thrive.
Driven by rising poverty and inadequate retirement income, older people are increasingly turning to employment, with labor force participation in urban areas climbing more steeply.
Statewide filings rose 12 percent in July, with the Las Vegas metro placing third nationally in foreclosure rates.
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