Regional Economic Development

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.

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 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.

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

How high is the graduation rate in your community?

Quick wins provide two important side benefits. They build trust, and they isolate the "nay sayers".

By occupation, three of top 10 fastest growing fields in 2006-2010 won’t be able to afford a median home, he said, and will likely have a difficult time finding a place to rent.

The most obvious reason is that economies need workers, and workers need people to watch their children.

By forcing developers to include a percentage of low-cost apartments or houses in certain projects, the inclusionary housing bill attempts not only to create more affordable places but to make sure they aren’t clustered in certain parts of the city.

While more states are approving commercial casinos in hopes of creating jobs and increasing tax revenues, economists are increasing skeptical of the benefits of legalized gambling.