B usiness Facilities 2025 Economic Development Organization (EDO) Awards recognize economic developers’ efforts toward growing their communities. Record-breaking projects and creating new pockets of ...

On Oct. 20-21, Institute for Social Transformation faculty fellow Chris Benner and staff members Azucena Beltran, Erika Katske, Darío León, Gabriella Alvarez, and Jessica de la Cruz led an event in ...

The city of Elk Grove was recently recognized by the International Economic Development Council for its startup program that assists businesses with grants. Elk Grove’s Office of Economic Development ...

The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is now accepting applications for the new $200 million Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program. The newly created program hopes to turn the economic ...

At the first Bronx Economic Development Summit, organizers make the case that community control isn’t fringe – it’s the ...

Community and local development (CLD) programs empower communities to lead local development processes through control over planning decisions, fund management, and project implementation. Experience ...

Former professor Dr. David Birch of MIT found that up to 80% of job growth in any community is generated by the businesses already located there and not by attraction efforts. Economic development in ...

Vermont Auditor of Accounts Doug Hoffer speaks at a press conference hosted by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman in South Burlington on October 20, 2020. File photo by Glenn ...

Forty community-based economic development programs across Boston will share in $2.2 million in grant money aimed at lifting the fortunes of low- and moderate-income city residents. The money comes ...

The University of Central Arkansas Center for Community and Economic Development has selected 25 Northwest Arkansas leaders ...