Economic Development
Covering topics such as development incentives, business preservation, job creation and training and unemployment.
Gov. Bob Ferguson supports a proposed nearly 10 percent tax on incomes over $1 million.
Whether they come from abroad or elsewhere in the U.S., they are reshaping communities in profound ways. That’s not likely to change.
Kansas flex-plexes and Indiana microcenters are turning underused spaces into multiprovider childcare facilities.
Unlike federal DOGE, the Montgomery County office doesn’t envision layoffs becoming part of its mission.
The top reasons for movers related to family and work opportunities, according to the study. Nearly half of the inbound movers reported an annual income of $150,000 or more.
Santa Fe has adopted a new law that ties the local minimum wage to inflation and housing costs. Backers say the measure will boost workers’ incomes while providing predictability to businesses.
Officials hope the move helps them ease a doctor shortage.
A new statute ensures the AI-focused office will outlast the current governor and gives it new authority to fund and share technology projects.
Highly competitive, employer-backed pathways to bachelor’s degrees are fueling interest as U.S. leaders look to scale apprenticeships.
A proposed new city in California demonstrates the benefits of packing more people and businesses into a small geographic area. Removing daunting roadblocks can open up vital experiments in city-building.
New federal funding policy pits minority-serving technical and community colleges against other institutions that serve the nation's most vulnerable learners. State and local leaders must do what they can to limit the damage.
Under the plan, Texas newborns would get $1,000 placed into stock-market investments, potentially doubling the benefit from the federal program passed this year.
In one form or another over decades, this urban improvement program and its predecessors have found bipartisan support. But their record is mixed at best.
They’re an important pipeline of skills, products and innovation for larger industries, but they’re reeling from tariffs. There’s a role for grants and tax breaks, and states need to track who these businesses are and what they do.
Data center exemptions now make up nearly 80 percent of all economic-incentive spending, even as communities raise concerns about rising power costs.
While state research and development incentives aim to spur innovation, mixed evidence suggests they may simply shift activity rather than grow it.
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