William Fulton

Recent Articles

• Blindsided & Bummed About It
• Aug 1, 2005
• Here's a simple definition of business-friendly: Tell me what the rules are up front and then apply them fairly.

• The Stimulator
• Jun 1, 2005
• President Bush's proposal to change the way urban grants work raises questions about local economic development that have been ignored for too long.

• Refugee Renewal
• May 1, 2005
• Absorbing the displaced from overseas can be a tough urban task. But for a city in decline, it can be an unexpected opportunity.

• Pushback Time
• Apr 1, 2005
• Economic development officials may be going too far and being too secretive in their deal making.

• Upping the Ante
• Feb 1, 2005
• California's stem-cell gamble could profoundly alter the stakes for creating jobs and business opportunities in a state.

• Open Innovation
• Dec 1, 2004
• R&D has evolved from a private company effort to a collaboration between private, public and academic partners.

• The Panacea Patrol
• Oct 1, 2004
• A fresh idea about how to stimulate local economies is fueling a debate about whether it can solve all problems.

• Living the Niche Life
• Aug 1, 2004
• Building housing downtown is the latest trend, but it's hardly the return to the past that people think it is.

• The Job Hunt
• Jun 1, 2004
• The two-tier economy seems more of a reality in the America of today than it has in almost a century.

• Making Good on Bad Land
• Apr 1, 2004
• Brownfields and their cleanup and redevelopment are dramatically changing the business of recycling urban land.

• Big-Box Blues
• Feb 1, 2004
• A Wal-Mart grocery invasion could be very bad news for cities and the tax revenue they get from local supermarkets.

• In The Zone
• Dec 1, 2003
• A new study finds that state enterprise zones don't do much good, partly because they suffer from fuzzy policy goals.

• The Spawning Spark
• Oct 1, 2003
• Knowing how startups are born is vital to economic development: Entrepreneurs drive a lot of opportunities.

• Creating A Land Boom
• Aug 1, 2003
• Some older cities are playing with an idea that would encourage landowners to develop or sell their 'fallow' lots.

• Making Work
• Jun 1, 2003
• A new study suggests that state and local tax incentives for existing businesses don't create new jobs.