Nonprofit organizations can help revitalize the economy of poor neighborhoods and improve residents’ quality of life at the same time, writes Mihailo Temali, founder and executive director of the ...
Community development is a thriving field with hundreds of thousands of jobs, yet no single resource exists to help job seekers pursue career opportunities, write the authors of this book. With this ...
B usiness Facilities 2025 Economic Development Organization (EDO) Awards recognize economic developers’ efforts toward growing their communities. Record-breaking projects and creating new pockets of ...
On Oct. 20-21, Institute for Social Transformation faculty fellow Chris Benner and staff members Azucena Beltran, Erika Katske, Darío León, Gabriella Alvarez, and Jessica de la Cruz led an event in ...
Community investment regularly falls short of its stated aims. Too often, economic development in under-resourced neighborhoods spells doom for longtime residents who are soon priced out or made to ...
University of Guelph provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Guelph provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Throughout the pandemic, there were ...
Dr. James Bridgeforth holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi. He has served as an adjunct professor at Virginia Tech, the University of South Alabama, the University of Southern ...
In November, Portland City Council approved an ambitious tax increment financing plan for the Cully neighborhood. The goal will be to aid in economic development and invest in affordable housing in ...
The annual Making It Work Manufacturing and Engineering Fair is a workforce development initiative to bridge the gap between students and local industries. This event fosters career awareness and ...