Ecosystem building, which prioritizes collaboration and growth among local entrepreneurs and organizations, is increasingly being recognized as a key regional economic development strategy. To serve ...

LANSING — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's push for new economic growth tools would bolster business-attraction incentive programs, helping Michigan stay competitive with the 49 other states, Canada and Mexico ...

Supporters of Issue 3 told local leaders at a lunch and learn Thursday at Crystal Ridge Distillery that the proposed ...

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 ...

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 ...

Des Moines is suspending its use of an economic development tool in light of new state property tax-cutting legislation, city ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — TIF, or tax increment financing, is a small, three-letter acronym that Fort Wayne sees as an invaluable economic tool. “TIF is probably the most important economic ...

Both candidates for Columbus mayor say that the local economy will need to adapt to changes in technology. The Columbus mayoral race is between City Director of Administration and Community ...

Lansing — The Michigan Economic Development Corp.’s flagship job-attraction initiative is fading away after the Legislature and governor stopped a final $500 million transfer to the program and ...