The way Americans work and live is facing a once-in-a-lifetime challenge in the form of simultaneous crises of public health, the economy, climate change, and racial justice. Our response will shape ...

As the CEO and president of Cardinal Credit Union, I've seen firsthand how credit unions can be a powerful force within their communities. They are key to helping communities spur local economic ...

Former professor Dr. David Birch of MIT found that up to 80% of job growth in any community is generated by the businesses already located there and not by attraction efforts. Economic development in ...

Community and local development (CLD) programs empower communities to lead local development processes through control over planning decisions, fund management, and project implementation. Experience ...

As we emerge from the pandemic, economic recovery is on everyone’s minds. Cities around the world are grappling with the intersecting challenges of inflation, climate change and deep systemic ...

At the first Bronx Economic Development Summit, organizers make the case that community control isn’t fringe – it’s the ...

In the Middle East and Turkey, local authorities were already struggling with hosting high numbers of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) before the outbreak of COVID-19 and are now ...

State lawmakers and municipal leaders closed out the 2026 Wyoming Association of Municipalities Summer Conference with a wide ...

• Traditional economic development focused on large employers and established industrialists was rational for an economy of expensive experimentation. • As “bits over atoms” made experimentation ...

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 ...