William Fulton

Recent Articles

• Goodbye Governing, Hello San Diego
• Sep 1, 2013
• After 26 years, this journalist will stop writing and start doing in San Diego as the city’s newest urban planner.

• The Rolls-Royce of Private Partnerships
• Jun 28, 2013
• A new building in Virginia symbolizes a radical shift in economic development.

• Is Texas’ Economy Really Better Than California’s?
• Apr 30, 2013
• Gov. Rick Perry often touts Texas’ economic success, which he attributes to lower taxes and fewer regulations than cash-strapped California. But if Texas is so compelling, why did Perry go to California looking for new companies?
• 6 Comments

• Why States Keep Playing the Losing Tax-Incentive Game
• Feb 28, 2013
• Elected officials and experts aren’t sure if tax breaks actually create jobs. So why do they keep offering millions of dollars worth of subsidies to companies?

• Sandy Forces Northeast to Rethink Infrastructure
• Dec 28, 2012
• In an effort to emerge more resilient and prosperous, states and localities are rethinking power grids, roads and sewers in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

• Do Millennials Want to Call Your City ‘Home’?
• Oct 31, 2012
• Millions of millennials will soon be putting down roots. Cities and suburbs that are less attractive to them have a limited window to turn things around.
• 8 Comments

• University Business Parks Model North Carolina State’s Centennial Campus
• Aug 31, 2012
• The campus throws academics, nonprofits and businesses together to facilitate the constant and intense interaction required to bring research breakthroughs to market.
• 1 Comments

• Rick Snyder Takes a Venture Capitalist’s Approach to Governing Michigan
• Jun 29, 2012
• The governor is redirecting economic development incentives. Will it work?
• 2 Comments

• Silicon Valley Considers Personal Rapid Transit System
• Apr 30, 2012
• Can an innovative transit idea keep Silicon Valley -- home to tech giants like Google and Microsoft -- from choking on congestion? Or is the answer to their problems much simpler?
• 14 Comments

• Redevelopment Financing Gets an Overhaul in California
• Feb 29, 2012
• The governor eliminated the state’s redevelopment agencies -- and the way it funds urban revitalization. Now the Golden State must find new money sources.
• 1 Comments

• Cities Push the Business ‘Start-up’ Envelope
• Jan 1, 2012
• The business incubator is no longer a new idea. Cities are pursuing business accelerators, a kind of incubator on steroids.

• Should Government Spend or Invest Money?
• Oct 31, 2011
• In order to ensure long-term economic prosperity, states and localities should focus on investment.

• Jobs Aren’t Enough
• Aug 31, 2011
• Economic development’s key measure of success is not the only approach to turning lagging economies into prosperous communities.
• 2 Comments

• Tax Credit or Tax Cut?
• Jun 30, 2011
• Political rhetoric comes down to being for or against taxes with little discussion about their effect on economic development.

• Economic Development in the 1099 Economy
• Apr 29, 2011
• Temporary work is becoming the norm. Economic developers must change their focus if they want to create jobs in this new economy.
• 12 Comments