Economic Development
Feds Seek Input on How to Create Semiconductor Hubs
The Commerce Department wants stakeholders’ “best ideas” for new research and manufacturing hubs for computer chips that could transform communities nationwide.
Utah Set to Adopt a New State Flag
If the governor signs the bill, the state will join a wave of city and state flag redesigns across the nation and cap a process four years in the making.
Nurturing Entrepreneurship Boosts Economic Growth
COMMENTARY | States should direct more money from incentives to small businesses and entrepreneurs and less to attracting large companies.
How Cities and Counties Are Spending Their ARPA Funds
While the largest share of the Covid stimulus money is going to government operations and housing, the remaining funds are being used to address a region’s biggest challenges.
Feds to Hand Out $39B to Chip Makers in Workforce Development Subsidies
To access the funding, companies will not only need to show how they plan to train and recruit workers, but also how they will provide child care.
State & Local Roundup: Offshore Wind Push Expands to the Gulf of Mexico
Plus: The mayors of Chicago and New Orleans could lose their jobs; an “innovative” housing plan is defunded; Boston struggles to recruit transit chief; “right to repair” bills proliferate; and more news you can use from around the country.
The Worker Shortage Is Real. Could Tech Help Governors Close Gaps?
Business leaders pointed to high-tech job training and tools like artificial intelligence as possible solutions to the historic shortage of workers.
Kansas City Hopes Its New ‘Inclusive’ Terminal Will Bring More Flights and Visitors
The old terminal in Missouri’s largest city lacked convenient bathrooms, food options and security. The $1.5 billion replacement fixes many of those problems.
Why Treasury Was Slow to Expand a Key Small Business Program
Pandemic relief legislation boosted funding for the initiative to $10 billion from $1.5 billion. A new watchdog report looks at the reasons the department had delays getting the money to states.
5 Reasons Your Community Should Create More Green Spaces
COMMENTARY | A healthy community’s infrastructure isn’t only limited to roads, schools, and bridges. Investing in nature-centered spaces such as parks can contribute significantly to the community’s health and economy.
State & Local Roundup: Cranking Up Workforce Development Programs
Plus: A governor moves to rein in remote work. City workers go on strike. A semiconductor factory announcement. And more news you can use from across the country.
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