Blog: Economic Development
How Airlines’ Decisions Can Boost – or Hinder – Local Economic Growth
Though technology has made communication easier across distances, face-to-face communication is often crucial for businesses; direct flights make it easier for CEOs to ink deals in person. Read More
Uber and ICIC Partner to Drive Economic Growth
Earlier this week, an article in the New York Times discussed the link between upward income mobility and transportation access. Read More
EB-5 Program Important Tool for Developers and Investors, Economic Impact Difficult to Assess
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), was designed to attract foreign investments to stimulate the national economy and create jobs. Read More
A Recipe for Revitalization: How an Atlanta Success Story is Being Replicated Nationwide
In the early 1990s, the East Lake neighborhood was one of Atlanta’s poorest. The East Lake Meadows housing project was the neighborhood’s epicenter of poverty and rampant crime. In 1995, local real estate developer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Tom Cousins first proposed the idea of redeveloping East Lake Meadows into a mixed-use housing development. Read More
Can Neighborhood Innovation Districts Spur Sustainable Economic Growth in Boston?
The clustering of like-minded entrepreneurs or complimentary businesses is not a new phenomenon. Read More