Economic development is important to many communities to increase jobs and long-term revenue growth. Local governments can encourage economic development and growth through a variety of tools, such as ...

Claiborne is president and chief executive officer of Greater Portland Inc. She lives in Portland. As Prosper Portland Executive Director Kimberly Branam steps down from the city’s economic ...

Economic development is one of the few government programs on which Hoosiers seem comfortable spending big money. Although exact numbers are hard to pin down, Indiana state and local governments each ...

Local governments across Ohio are engaged in a competitive race to spur economic development, attract developers, and secure long-term prosperity. And while most local governments are familiar with ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly altered state economies. At this point, it’s clear that some of the changes will last, with significant implications for how governments should think about the ...

"Opportunity" was the word of the hour Thursday as two elected officials and the executive director of the Arkansas Municipal ...

Any port authority in Richland County would have nothing to do with water. Port authorities can be useful economic development tools for local governments. With a wide range of powers provided by the ...

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has rolled out empowerment packages to 2,260 graduates of eight entrepreneurship ...

HIRE ME: Graduating students wear custom decorated graduation caps as they arrive at the 2019 graduating class of Hunter College during ceremonies held at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, May 29 ...