Regional Economic Development

"Entrepreneurs — not government programs — create businesses, jobs and growth for a city."

Over $2.7 billion in formula grants are now available to U.S. states, territories, local governments and Indian tribes under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program .

Cities and regions increasingly need to invest in, and build up, their real capital – the kind that comes from the energy and talent of their people.

"If we do it right, we can connect a critical segment of the U.S. population to the knowledge economy," he says, referring to the 40 million-plus consumers living in rural and low-income areas who don’t have broadband. "If we do it wrong, we’ll wind up giving money to companies that don’t need it and won’t use it efficiently."

Inland NW Mentoring promotes awareness and development of mentoring programs and organizations in the Inland Northwest.

One of the greatest risks is that, in our haste
to create a large quantity of new green jobs, we pay too little attention to their quality.

"This could be a very interesting national experiment," said Jan Brown, executive director of the partnership. "We could be proving out something that will work in rural areas across the nation."

A new online resource explains how the stimulus funds will be dispersed to Indian County: which projects are eligible and how tribal governments can apply.

Entrepreneurism and innovation are the business qualities that are going to help the country emerge from the current economic crisis.

Broadband Internet connectivity helps cities diversify economies and boost efficiency.