Regional Economic Development

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One County’s Plan for the Future – New Report Describes Pinal County’s Choices for a Livable, Competitive Future

“The Future at Pinal sets the stage for the most significant planning process Pinal County has ever done. Morrison Institute’s report describes our challenges and presents significant ideas to deal with them.

Impatient to Change the No-growth State of Employment for People With Disabilities:

The issues of employment for people with disabilities and the problems around that issue are deep and severe. I don’t think the current situation can be blamed on the ADA. The ADA has had a profound impact on the quality of our lives over the past seventeen years.

The Gentrification Of Rural America

"This land belongs to you and me." Somehow, I don’t think it was meant to be sung by a chorus of hedge fund operators.

How To Handle Globalization

States and Regions must fine tune their employment policies. In a nutshell: Reduce barriers for start-ups and expansion, promote worker mobility, upgrade people’s skills and provide adequate income support. They all point to helping companies adapt to a changing competitive environment.

Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy Approaches

Cluster-based innovation strategies in Europe

Streetcars Seeding Economic Development Across U.S.

While some decry streetcars as expensive and inefficient, evidence is building in cities across the U.S. that the systems can serve as powerful boons to economic development.

Regional Competition Reigns

States and localities are vital to U.S. competitiveness in the global economy. They are major investors in work force training through funding of public schools, community, and technical colleges and universities.

The economic future of rural Pennsylvania

The policy message from this State of Rural Pennsylvania is that, even more than urban Pennsylvania, rural Pennsylvania
needs an explicit economic plan to promote sustained prosperity and opportunity. Muddling through will no
longer suffice.

Guide to Business Incubator Marketing

The guide emphasizes a cost-effective approach. Separate chapters examine market research, market planning and specific marketing techniques.

High School Graduation Rate Map Tool a Key Tool in Economic Development Decisions

How high is the graduation rate in your community?