Economy

Highlights

City governing: A guide to approaching economic growth like a business

As we shift to a post-pandemic world, city leadership is more crucial than ever. Residents and...

Four strategies every municipal leader should consider as local economies rebound

As vaccination rates rise and the pandemic becomes more manageable, mayors, city administrators...

As the pandemic continues to loom, municipal leaders can glean lessons from last year’s budget season

With numbers ticking ominously up in recent days, municipalities across the nation are...

News

Online sales tax collections proving essential for many state and local governments during COVID-19

Many state and local government budgets rely heavily on sales tax collections. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, general sales tax collections took a major hit as businesses were forced to close and in-person spending almost came to a stop. Still, nearly a year into the pandemic, in-person sales have mostly resumed across the country but […]

Commentary

Bridging the digital divide by fostering digital inclusion and economic recovery

The benefits of bridging the digital divide go beyond social responsibility. There are distinct economic returns attached to getting the unconnected online.

Commentary

Learning from 2020, a busy year for economic developers

If your community is served by an economic development organization (EDO)—as most U.S. communities are—it’s likely the group played an integral role in responding to the challenges brought by COVID-19. The International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the largest professional association for economic developers, has been following its members’ responses to the pandemic over the past […]

Gallery

The 21 neediest American cities in 2021

Every city has its share of economic issues, but economic disadvantages affects some cities more than others. Is your city among the neediest cities in the U.S.?

Article

Report: Many governments facing revenue shortfalls due to COVID-19

A new survey of local governments reveals that 68 percent of responding governments see moderate, significant or major financial adjustments as being needed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The State of Local Government Survey, released by cloud ERP software provider OpenGov in December, reveals the gaps that 501 local governments have found across their […]

Article

How 2020 accelerated government reliance on new sources of economic data analytics

The ability to rapidly assess and integrate aggregated, de-identified, user-permissioned data has proven critical to meeting the challenges faced in 2020

Commentary

Revenue realities for state and local governments in the time of Coronavirus

The number of citizens a governmental entity is able to serve directly correlates with revenues collected. The economic impact of COVID-19 on state and local government revenue sources may end up being a much more prolonged issue than originally expected. The first revenue impact to state and local governments was, and continues to be, related […]

Article

Are you letting your CARES Act funding go to waste?

To any grant or public procurement professional in local government, Dec. 30 may seem like an impossible sprint to the finish line. According to the Office of Management and Budget’s Uniform Grant Guidance, any governments receiving CARES Act funding, specifically those under the Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF), must ensure those are incurred before that day. […]

Case Studies

El Paso P3 partnering across borders for a shared mission: COVID recovery

Though public private partnerships (P3s) have historically focused on real estate and infrastructure development, in recent months, P3s have created unique citywide and statewide COVID-19 recovery solutions. COVID-centered P3s have enjoyed success, from conception to implementation, by capitalizing on multiple stakeholders’ willingness to connect during high stakes situations to best provide resources that could save […]

Article

Federal coronavirus aid stalled, local government leaders dismayed

Yesterday President Donald Trump seemingly put an end to months of negotiation over a second federal coronavirus stimulus package, a move that could leave hopeful municipal and county leaders in the lurch. On Tuesday afternoon, Trump tweeted “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when, immediately after I win, we […]

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Economy

Highlights

City governing: A guide to approaching economic growth like a business

Four strategies every municipal leader should consider as local economies rebound

As the pandemic continues to loom, municipal leaders can glean lessons from last year’s budget season

News

Online sales tax collections proving essential for many state and local governments during COVID-19

Commentary

Bridging the digital divide by fostering digital inclusion and economic recovery

Commentary

Learning from 2020, a busy year for economic developers

Gallery

The 21 neediest American cities in 2021

Article

Report: Many governments facing revenue shortfalls due to COVID-19

Article

How 2020 accelerated government reliance on new sources of economic data analytics

Commentary

Revenue realities for state and local governments in the time of Coronavirus

Article

Are you letting your CARES Act funding go to waste?

Case Studies

El Paso P3 partnering across borders for a shared mission: COVID recovery

Article

Federal coronavirus aid stalled, local government leaders dismayed

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