Regional Economic Development

In Idaho between 1997 and 2004, the number of women-owned businesses has grown 28.2 percent, compared with 17.4 percent nationally. The number of employer firms has expanded 44.9 percent, compared with 28.1 percent nationally.

The new 2004-2005 Buy Idaho directory is now available. The directory lists products and services produced in Idaho by Idaho businesses. It is available free at the Buy Idaho office in the 8th Street Marketplace,…

The U.S. Department of Education is inviting applications for funding under the Community Technology Centers Program. These centers seek to provide disadvantaged residents of economically distressed urban and rural communities with access to information technology…

"The governor will listen and the Legislature will as well," said Madsen, a member of the council. "This is not just strategy, this is real."

The Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce is implementing a baseball-inspired program to facilitate small- business development, and the group hopes the city’s entrepreneurial community steps up to the plate. By: Flynn, Michael (Thanks to Chris…

With the national culture wars escalating on all fronts, it’s not surprising that most of the controversy revolves around the idea that cities with thriving arts and cultural climates and openness to diversity of all sorts also enjoy higher rates of innovation and high-wage economic growth.

Although oil and natural gas activity has been increasing, overall job growth has been slow. So the numbers of young couples – and their offspring – have dropped because of more attractive opportunities in neighboring states, according to state economist Wenlin Liu.

Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed important measures into law last Monday. Overall, Kansas is committing more than $500 million (over 10 years) to support a host of initiatives designed to stimulate entrepreneurship and technology development.

Getting better results from schools is the only way to assure that their communities will succeed as places. A new report offers several possible solutions.

An Idaho company is looking for sites to build a "green energy" plant that it says can produce 10 times as much energy as a typical anaerobic digester. And it’s trying to drum up some interest locally.