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How Politics Wastes Tax Dollars in Tax Incentives

Barrett & Greene

Over the course of the last few months, we’ve been digging deeply into the world of tax incentives given by states and local governments to help encourage economic development. But the real reasons behind most economic development deals aren’t things for which they can take credit.

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New “Blight Elimination Program” Offers Transformative Grant Funding to Rural and Urban Michigan Communities

Center for Community Progress

In Michigan, land banks are quasi-governmental entities, created pursuant to Michigan’s Land Bank Fast Track Act (Public Act 258 of 2003), and represent rural and urban communities across the state.

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The Alliance for Cannabis Equity release Manifesto, a resource for Black and Brown Entrepreneurs, Social Equity Applicants, and Minority Workers in the Cannabis Industry

The Whistle Post

The emphasis on social equity will create significant economic opportunities for Black and Brown entrepreneurs and minority workers within the state. # # #. About ConnCORP ConnCORP seeks to drive economic development in the Dixwell and Newhallville sections of New Haven by investing in local commercial and residential real estate.

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CRA Podcast Episodes

CRA Today

The Washington Area Community Investment Fund’s (Wacif) mission is to promote equity and economic opportunity in underserved neighborhoods in the Washington, D.C. Committed to transforming communities through the power of economic development and CRA. Community Development Impact and COVID Recovery Thoughts .

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Big omission in blog series on advance hospital/health and wellness planning, public health planning: addiction services

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Elizabeths East Campus ," press release). -- " Ordinary versus Extraordinary Planning around the rebuilding of the United Medical Center in Southeast Washington DC | Part One: Rearticulating the system of health and wellness care East of the River " -- " Part Two: Creating a graduate health and biotechnology research initiative on the St.

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Hospitals as urban anchors/revitalization levers, not usually, but with great potential to serve communities in important ways: Examples are two forthcoming projects by Intermountain Health and University of Utah Health

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Houston has the highest rate of uninsured residents in the nation, according to a press release from UH. This clinic is offering low cost basic health care access to people who couldn't otherwise afford it, for $60 per month. Startup costs for the pilot clinic were funded by a $1 million gift from The Cullen Trust for Health Care.

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Federal government research hub development initiative

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Department of Defense as a customer of technology firms has also spurred economic development. Federal laboratories too have different success rates for spurring the development and adoption of new technologies and business opportunities.