*Provided by the Economic Development Colloborative For many in California, it has become accepted as truth, that the California business climate—defined by escalating costs and challenges owing to high taxation and regulation—is driving a mass exodus of business from the state. Given the recent lack of growth in our local economy, it’s an easy story [...]
*Provided by LISC Opportunity Zones promise to drive billions—even trillions—of dollars in long-term investment into low-income urban and rural census tracts across the country. The goal of this new incentive, part of the 2017 Tax Reform and Jobs Act, is to achieve a double bottom line: fueling inclusive local economies in communities that benefit the [...]
*Provided by the League of California Cities The Legislature agreed to invest in significant new investments to shelter homeless Californians, expand housing-related infrastructure and provide safe drinking water to all residents when they passed the FY 2019–20 Budget Act on Thursday, June 13, which establishes the state’s financial plan for the fiscal year that begins [...]
*Provided by SelectUSA “Reshoring and investment expansion have been popular subjects in discussion of the U.S. economy, though little formal research exists on the topic. As SelectUSA renews its commitment to U.S.-owned businesses that are reinvesting in the United States rather than abroad, it is important to understand this knowledge gap. This report uses qualitative [...]
*Provided by Governing.com "After months of delay, Congress passed a $19 billion aid bill on Monday to help places recover from natural disasters that have struck over the last two years -- and to help cover costs of the ones yet to come. As the political infighting wore on this year, more natural disasters -- [...]