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5 ways to increase construction contract opportunities for small businesses

As city and county government agency leaders know, there is tremendous power in the procurement...

How simplifying the permit process empowers local governments and improves local communities

Building permits have a bad reputation for being confusing and time-consuming, and often, that...

The top 10 most sustainable midsized cities

Climate change is something that is affecting cities of all sizes across the country, leading...

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Understanding school district finances

Because cities and counties typically bear a large responsibility for financing public schools, it is critical that they understand their schools’ financial

Committee helps city cut health care costs

Like many communities, Lakewood, Colo., was facing the prospect of dramatic increases in retiree health care costs. Upon policy renewal, the city’s insurance

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/ Selecting a pension fund adviser

Pension boards should develop specific criteria for the search.Local government pension boards are composed of individuals who have a fiduciary responsibility

Lansing upgrades its tax processing system

Last year, Lansing, Mich., changed its tax processing computer system from a 25-year-old data entry system to a client/server system. The new system has

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/ Lease-purchase agreements offer flexibility

Financial officers must budget millions of dollars for capital equipment each year, but they rarely have enough funding to buy what they need. Faced with

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Utility is recognized for sound finances

Cobb County, Ga., water system’s bonds have received upgrades from two rating companies this year. The independently funded water and wastewater system

Brownfield project helps city retain jobs

Three years ago, when Toledo, Ohio, learned that one of its largest employers might move to another city, officials were alarmed. However, with creative

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/City fares well with online bond sales

In July 1999, New Haven became the first city in Connecticut to delve into the realm of online bond sales when it used the Internet to sell $48 million

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/Sacremento helps save historic chinatown

Sixty miles east of San Francisco, Locke, Calif., is the country’s last free-standing rural Chinatown community. The 10-acre town was founded in 1915

Economic development Web site initiates links

The Economic Development Commission (EDC) of Mid-Florida has developed a Web site to attract corporations to Orange, Seminole, Lake and Osceola counties.

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5 ways to increase construction contract opportunities for small businesses

How simplifying the permit process empowers local governments and improves local communities

The top 10 most sustainable midsized cities

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Understanding school district finances

Committee helps city cut health care costs

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/ Selecting a pension fund adviser

Lansing upgrades its tax processing system

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/ Lease-purchase agreements offer flexibility

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/Utility is recognized for sound finances

Brownfield project helps city retain jobs

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT/City fares well with online bond sales

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/Sacremento helps save historic chinatown

Economic development Web site initiates links

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IPAWS Emergency Notification Helps Bring Home Missing Family Member

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State of Public Sourcing – Back to Business: Fast and Focused

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Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina

Young Leaders Episode 3 – Shannon Hardin – City Council President, Columbus, Ohio

Young Leaders Episode 2 – Christian Williams – Development Services Planner, Goodyear, Ariz.

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