Blog: Anchor Institution
How Local Policymakers and Practitioners Can Encourage Large Companies to Engage with Lower-Income Communities
By Peter Eberhardt, Senior Research Analyst, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, and Howard Wial, Senior Vice President and Director of Research, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, September 2021 You are a mayor, city council member, economic development practitioner, or leader of a community foundation in a small or medium-sized ... Read More
How Art Can Anchor a Local Economy
The term “anchor institution,” has typically been used to refer to large, place-based organizations such as universities and hospitals. Read More