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AWS Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance expands to Texas

AWS Public Sector Blog

These employers include: Brooksource , CoreStack , DLZP Group , JPMorganChase , TanChes Global Management , and TEKsystems. This alignment of education, workforce, and economic development goals fits perfectly with the goals of the Tech Alliance and provides a unique partnership opportunity with the state.

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The Challenge of Performance Management in Community Development

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

In a forthcoming book, I define performance management as a continuous and cyclical process of making data-informed decisions to improve organizational outcomes. Over the last few decades, these systems have become ubiquitous in almost every aspect of local government management.

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Bahrain’s cloud-first success story

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Bahrain Economic Development Board and the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) have helped establish policies and infrastructure that encourage both public and private-sector cloud adoption.

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Local governments are less impacted by polarization, survey finds

American City & Country

In a politically divisive time nationwide, the limited negative impact of political polarization on local governments was a “surprising” discovery, according to Nathan Lee, founder and managing director of CivicPulse, a nonprofit research organization. “We I hope that we don’t devolve into a society where that in-person filter disappears.”

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How Are Economic Developers Partnering to Solve Workforce Challenges?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

To attract, retain and expand businesses in today’s tight labor market, economic development organizations (EDOs) are becoming more involved than ever in partnerships to help meet employers’ talent pipeline and training needs. Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation in Pa.; What do those partnerships look like?

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Local Government Vacant Property Management: Combating Blight and Driving Economic Development?GovPilot

GovPilot

Vacant property management is pivotal in combating blight and driving economic development. If left unattended, abandoned properties can become breeding grounds for crime and urban decay, negatively impacting communities.

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One state’s grant management breakthrough

GCN

With the One Stop portal, organizations in Massachusetts can apply for economic development grants across three agencies, and grant administrators can more easily manage programs and ensure regional equity.