Economic Development
Covering topics such as development incentives, business preservation, job creation and training and unemployment.
A pioneer in AI governance talks about why policymakers must shape the wise use of this powerful technology.
Lawmakers approved numerous bills to help his companies, including a shield against shareholder lawsuits and changes to highway and airspace usage around his SpaceX facility.
Last year, a total of $13 billion in public subsidies were proposed for stadiums. Taxpayer money could pay bigger returns elsewhere.
Work requirements through welfare have helped recipients find meaningful jobs. America has a vast workforce network at the ready to provide job placement services.
Funding for a half-dozen tech hubs has been canceled in a setback for promising industrial policies. Local and regional actors must continue the work these valuable projects have begun.
Workforce development programs should address dual challenges: Supporting the economic mobility of workers while simultaneously meeting the skills needs of in-demand industries.
Starbase, the Texas home of SpaceX, will likely vote to become a city next month. Then the work of creating a government from scratch will begin.
More than 1.1 million college students from other countries inject billions of dollars into local economies and support hundreds of thousands of jobs. Losing them over fears of federal immigration policies would be a blow for cities and towns across the country.
Its electoral system, bolstered by strong economic and social institutions, enables lawmakers to vote their consciences in bipartisan coalitions.
Republican Spencer Cox said he hopes the president’s gamble on tariffs will pay off but acknowledged they’re causing short-term pain.
As momentum builds in Washington to refresh the program, attention needs to be paid to key leverage points. Along with public officials, philanthropy, investors and coalitions have important roles to play.
After a long economic slump, the post-industrial New England city is encouraging development, filling vacant properties and zoning for more housing.
Makers of everything from food to hardware to components for bigger companies need a boost, which better state and local policies could provide.
The president wants to reward companies that make things in this country and punish those that don’t. This may not be enough to counter the forces that have shrunk manufacturing for decades.
The jury found the oil giant liable for environmental damages from decades ago. Business groups said the decision could have a chilling effect on the state's oil and gas industry.
The state is losing its youthful energy, with more than 4 million people leaving for other states since the start of the century.
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