What exactly is economic development? This is the most common question when I give my elevator speech about our new regional economic development partnership, the Colorado River Valley Economic ...

The gig economy and high-speed internet have changed the nature of work and where and how jobs are created. Last week I reported on a recent study conducted by the NC Secretary of State’s office, in ...

The Institute for Social Transformation organized a recent statewide gathering that brought together partners from the ...

The activities of economic development organizations (EDOs) pave the way for private businesses to start up or grow, ultimately increasing the tax base, providing good-paying jobs to residents, and ...

Ted Townsend, Richard W. Smith and Chance Carlisle discuss crime and economic development. President and CEO of Greater Memphis Chamber Ted Townsend, CEO of the Carlisle Corporation Chance Carlisle, ...

New York City Employment and Training Coalition CEO Greg Morris’s first job, about 30 years ago, was signing teens up for the Summer Youth Employment Program, which connects young adults, often from ...

New Edmond EDA director Heather McDowell aims to “elevate Edmond” through collaboration, retention and data-driven economic strategy.

Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet for Finance and Economic Development Siazongo Siakalenge has praised the construction ...

Local leaders from Romulus and Waterloo will meet with the Seneca County Local Development Corporation (SCLDC) next week as part of a new effort to realign the county’s economic development strategy ...

The business storyteller-in-chief of the Beehive State believes Utah’s breakneck growth comes down to just that: its story. Over the past decade, Ryan Starks has carved out an identity as Utah’s most ...

HEFLIN — Tanya Maloney is back home. After traveling across the state for the last three years with Alabama Main Street, Maloney has taken the newly created position of Cleburne County’s director of ...

Michigan Republicans have introduced legislation to abolish the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC).