• The Stimulator
• BY: William Fulton   |   June 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.

• Pushback Time
• BY: William Fulton   |   April 2005
• Economic development officials may be going too far and being too secretive in their deal making.

• Upping the Ante
• BY: William Fulton   |   February 2005
• California's stem-cell gamble could profoundly alter the stakes for creating jobs and business opportunities in a state.

• The Long View
• BY: Alex Marshall   |   February 2005
• When we decide to build a new highway or train line, we think about unclogging traffic jams. That is shortsighted.

• Open Innovation
• BY: William Fulton   |   December 2004
• R&D has evolved from a private company effort to a collaboration between private, public and academic partners.

• The Panacea Patrol
• BY: William Fulton   |   October 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
• BY: William Fulton   |   August 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
• BY: William Fulton   |   June 2004
• The two-tier economy seems more of a reality in the America of today than it has in almost a century.

• Big-Box Blues
• BY: William Fulton   |   January 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
• BY: William Fulton   |   December 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
• BY: William Fulton   |   October 2003
• Knowing how startups are born is vital to economic development: Entrepreneurs drive a lot of opportunities.

• Creating A Land Boom
• BY: William Fulton   |   August 2003
• Some older cities are playing with an idea that would encourage landowners to develop or sell their 'fallow' lots.

• Angel at the Airport
• BY: William Fulton   |   December 2002
• Wichita is providing a discount air carrier with a $5 million subsidy in an effort to bring cheaper air service to its airport.

• The Clawback Clause
• BY: William Fulton   |   October 2002
• If a company getting tax breaks doesn't deliver the goods, should the state or locality involved demand its money back?

• Paying the Hotel Bill
• BY: William Fulton   |   August 2002
• Increasingly, cities and development authorities are building and owning the hotels that support their convention centers.

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