These Days, ‘We Aren’t Innovating in Isolated Business Parks’
“Smart, long-term bets” are vital for economic development, according to Bruce Katz, centennial scholar at the Brookings Institution. And those bets are best when clustered in revitalizing cities.
What America Is Losing as Its Small Towns Struggle
To erode small-town culture is to erode the culture of the nation.
Local California Officials Applaud Governor’s Veto of Small Cell Wireless Permitting Bill
Efforts to bring a uniform permitting process to the Golden State will go back to the drawing board.
The Barriers Stopping Poor People From Moving to Better Jobs
Highly educated people still relocate for work, but exorbitant housing costs in the best-paying cities make it difficult for anyone else to do so.
Controversy Continues to Dog New National Monument in Maine
But North Woods residents hope it will generate more activity in their fading economy.
The Importance of Bringing Broadband to the Heartland
Only ubiquitous connectivity will unleash the economic potential of rural America.
Big American Companies Are Embracing a Novel Strategy to Attract New Workers
Attention Target team members. Your raise is here.
What the New Urban Anchors Owe Their Cities
Corporations like Google and Amazon reap the spoils of winner-take-all urbanism. Here’s how they can also bear greater responsibility.
These U.S. Regions Could Be First in Line for Hyperloop Expansion
Hyperloop One is eyeing four routes in the Midwest, Colorado, Texas and Florida in addition to six more outside the country.
This Is Now the Nation's Richest Urban Area
Not only is the San Francisco Bay Area the nation's richest metropolitan area, household incomes there are also among the fastest growing.
How D.C.’s Workforce System Ditched Its ‘High Risk’ Federal Designation
“Our turnaround has been focused on people,” said the director of the District of Columbia’s Department of Employment Services.
Disaster Risk and Economic Growth Create Uncomfortable Questions for Civic Boosters
ANALYSIS: Suitors seeking Amazon’s 2nd headquarters should ask themselves: How resilient is their city or region?
Amendments to Raise CDBG Funding Pass as U.S. House Considers Spending Bill
The changes would bring Community Development Block Grant funding more closely in line with this year’s levels, and the amount proposed in a Senate bill.
Amazon Wants to Build a Massive New North American Headquarters
The company is asking for local governments to submit proposals for hosting the site, which it says will be on par with its existing Seattle campus.
Creative Workforce Programs Aim to Stave Off Economic Decline in Maine
Public officials and business leaders worry about a demographic implosion and lagging educational achievements that put the state’s economy at risk.
The State With the 'Most to Lose' From a NAFTA Revamp
Research from Fitch Ratings looks at how an overhaul of the trade deal could affect U.S. states.
Trump Administration Puts on Hold an Obama-Era Desegregation Effort
The rule would have helped poor Americans move to more expensive neighborhoods with better schools.
A Twist in the Narrative About the Nation’s Urban-Rural Economic Divide
New research from the National League of Cities zooms in on differences between the nation’s mid-sized city economies.
Should Chinatowns Stay Chinese?
Ethnic enclaves provide social networks to new immigrants and tourism dollars to cities. But do they prevent residents from assimilating and climbing the economic ladder?
A Grim Portrait of Public Health in Appalachia
New research finds the region is lagging in dozens of health metrics, including mortality rates caused by ailments like heart disease, cancer and stroke.
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