Economic Development
Covering topics such as development incentives, business preservation, job creation and training and unemployment.
A crucial deadline is looming, and local governments seeking to compete need to demonstrate an investible project pipeline with measurable outcomes. Not every project is a fit.
In 2023, following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon experienced more new business registrations than any other state in the nation.
Too often local officials sign nondisclosure agreements that keep the public in the dark about tech companies’ plans. Policymakers need to rein them in.
A surge in pro-housing bills reflects growing agreement across parties that boosting supply is key to tackling affordability.
The programs are growing and expanding. What’s needed is a focus on how well they’re working — whether they are offering students success and reflecting states’ economic priorities.
New estimates show migration patterns favoring less densely populated areas, while most U.S. counties experience slowing growth.
From drilling groundwater wells to recycling wastewater, the Texas city is launching a host of projects to ward off disaster amid a historic drought.
Gov. Mikie Sherrill says the changes would help close a $3 billion deficit without raising taxes on residents. The state’s business leaders feel betrayed.
A group of tech leaders has put $35 million into initiatives aimed at stopping or weakening a proposed 5 percent tax on residents with more than $1 billion in wealth.
With 17 percent of office space vacant and remote work reshaping demand, developers are pivoting toward residential construction that could help ease the region’s housing shortage.
As long as Congress disregards the collateral damage that AI and other new technologies are already bringing to our economy, states and municipalities will need to move quickly to capture new revenues to support workers left behind.
This long-depressed city has overcome some of its most serious problems. Maybe others can accomplish the same thing.
How can tariffs affect not just consumers, but state economies? An economist who studies trade policy offers an overview.
Especially when it comes to data centers, it’s hard to square the costs to taxpayers with the benefits to states’ economies.
A pioneer in AI governance talks about why policymakers must shape the wise use of this powerful technology.
Lawmakers in some Republican-controlled states face resistance from business groups that say strict verification could cripple key industries.
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