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Regional Economic Development Strategies

Posted on November 1, 2020November 1, 2020 by Dustin

Introduction Do you know what regional economic development is? Virtually every candidate who runs for elected office will mention economic development or some version of it. “Creating good jobs.” “Building our economy.” “Attracting new employers.” Rarely do people stop to consider the question at hand: what is economic development and how do we do it?…

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Methods of Measuring State Economies

Posted on March 1, 2020March 2, 2020 by Dustin

State government economies vary tremendously in size in the US, with California’s GDP being so large that if it were its own country it would be the 5th largest in the world (Egel, May 4 2018) Inc Magazine Method Inc is a business magazine founded in 1979 and known for the “Inc 5000”, a list…

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How to Raise Municipal Revenues While Reducing Inequality

Posted on October 21, 2019September 15, 2019 by Dustin

Introduction Municipalities are funding their budgets pushed to the brink. In many communities, the tax base is declining (Augustine, Bell, Brunori & Youngman, 2009) while the amount of services expected by residents is staying the same, or even increasing. In some cases, functions formerly performed by the state or federal governments are being “downloaded” to…

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Building a Pocket Park in Sigourney Iowa

Posted on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 by Dustin

Introduction Pocket parks are parks that are under 0.2 acres in size. (National Recreation and Park Association, n.d.) They are the smallest size of park, often located in commercial areas or in between houses in residential areas. There is research support to the idea that pocket parks can raise property values (Mwende, 2018), in addition…

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Keokuk County Economic Indicators

Posted on September 5, 2019September 15, 2019 by Dustin

Introduction In a previous blog post, Wealth Creation in Rural Communities, I noted that an important element of wealth creation is to understand the economic indicators in your region so that you can begin to plan improvements to them. Most economic indicators collected by US federal agencies are available at the County level, but some are…

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