Michigan is once again at a crossroads on economic development policy. Only three years after its creation, the SOAR program — intended to provide large cash grants to attract major factories — has ...

Tax incentives are one of the most controversial tools in the economic development tool kit. Proponents, including economic development officials, business leaders, developers and industry executives, ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The Lancaster Economic Development Corporation (EDC) works ...

Economic development activities can deliver broad value to communities, driving business growth, attracting investment and creating a foundation for prosperity, a point reinforced by the results of a ...

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 ...

Joseph Williams onstage at the GeekWire Awards last month, accepting the Public Policy Champion award. Williams found out Tuesday that he’s being let go as a sector lead as part of a broader ...

CHICAGO, Ill. (WCIA) — On Wednesday, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois DCEO announced an additional $10 million in funding for the Job Training and Economic Development (JTED) Program. Pritzker ...

Michigan Senate Republicans have introduced a bill package to eliminate the state’s economic development agency and other business incentives programs. State Sen. Thomas Albert, R-Lowell, who is ...