Last month, Shaw University announced it would be moving its adult degree program, the Center for Alternative Programs in Education (CAPE), to the former American Tobacco Campus in Durham, NC. But where the program is moving is less impressive than why it is being relocated. Read More

With one-third of our nation’s minority poverty concentrated in our inner cities, and signs of economic insecurity and income inequality everywhere, it’s easy to understand the sense of hopelessness and abandonment that tens of millions feel and are expressing in the streets of America’s cities. Fortunately, there are transformative approaches that are based on the simple and now well-documented premise that our inner cities have distinct competitive advantages. Read More

In what is perhaps the largest city-anchor collaborative effort of its kind, eight universities have entered into separate agreements with the City of Chicago to collectively spend more than $2.5 billion on economic and community investments over the next three years. Read More

In 2015, ICIC's top blog posts covered a wide range of topics related to urban entrepreneurship and inner city economic development. Read More

Anchor institutions, or large, place-based organizations such as universities and hospitals, have always played significant economic roles in their communities. Read More