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"With Midwestern lawmakers having to fix budget deficits of all sizes this year, a legislative focus on fiscal survival seemed destined to dominate the 2003 sessions.
Some state leaders, though, had other plans. They instead used slumping state economies and falling tax revenues as an impetus to push for major tax reforms along with new far-reaching economic development strategies."

Historic preservation as economic development. by John Andrew Gallery Each May, the National Trust for Historic Preservation encourages cities and towns across the country to set aside a week to celebrate historic preservation accomplishments in…

(Yet another example of the fact that sustainable economic improvement is not a quick fix or something that can be attempted at every 2 years. It takes a concerted long term effort that isn’t subject to policital whims or influence every time the administration changes or the legislature meets. What can we do to gain a true understanding of this in Montana?- Russ)

"These are themes being tossed around by a group of Valley business owners who, following the lead of Boulder, Colo., and Austin, want to persuade residents to shop at local businesses instead of national chains."

"Chief Martin is an example of how Native Americans can increase economic self-sufficiency both on and outside the reservation," said Carolyn Pease-Lopez, director of the college’s American Indian Services."

Bill Brundage has a bold vision for Kentucky. As commissioner of the Office for the New Economy, his plan for development within the state during the next year is long enough to keep even the…

Hayfork, Trinity County — In California’s big cities, it can be hard to see how the fiscal slide of the last few years — the dot-com collapse, a lingering recession and life lived in the…

Datamaxx, one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the United States, moved into its new national headquarters in Tallahassee in early 2002. The facility, developed by St. Joe/Arvida, a national developer and major landholder in…

"According to Blagojevich, the centers will be able to provide grants of up to $5,000 to entrepreneurs seeking assistance in starting a business."

"It is totally foolhardy to cut the tourism budget when states around us are increasing theirs," said Sen. Carolyn Allen, R-Scottsdale.