This case study examines how the establishment of a community farmers’ market in Springfield, Oregon started with intentions to expand access to healthy fresh food to low-income residents, and grew into a catalyst for economic development and revitalization of the city’s downtown area.  Read More

Indiana ranks first in the nation in manufacturing employment per capita (17 percent), and when you add to that the logistics and supply chain industries, one in five Indiana residents are employed in the making and moving economy. Read More

When Jim Koch founded the Boston Beer Company in 1984, he was brewing beer from his kitchen. Koch knew he had a good product, but getting the business up and running would require access to capital and technical assistance. Read More

As part of a broader effort to encourage startups and entrepreneurs to locate in New York City, then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg advocated for the implementation of cluster-based economic development strategies across all five NYC boroughs. Read More

In early 1997, the City of Houston, through its Office of Planning & Development, applied for a federal grant with the U.S. Economic Development Administration in order to fund the redevelopment of a city-owned building into a centrally-located business incubator. Read More