Alabama.        Lockheed Martin plans to invest $16.5 million to open a Missile System Integration Lab focusing on missile defense on its campus in Huntsville. The company’s workforce is expected to grow by over 200 employees this year at its sites in Huntsville and Courtland, where it operates a digital factory to advance hypersonic technologies. […]

The International Economic Development Council has defined placemaking as “the practice of enhancing a community’s assets to improve its overall attractiveness and livability.” Placemaking is defined as large-scale projects like the creation of new public or revitalized public spaces, alternative transportation infrastructure, pop-up retail, housing, or Downtown beautification projects.  Bike trails, public beer gardens, parks,

Housing developments can be a centerpiece of private investment that spur large community and small placemaking initiatives.  The International Economic Development Council has defined placemaking as “the practice of enhancing a community’s assets to improve its overall attractiveness and livability.” Placemaking is defined as large-scale projects like the creation of new public or revitalized public

The redevelopment of neighborhoods impacted by vacant housing is a challenge for urban, suburban, and rural communities alike.  Housing redevelopments can be a critical placemaking initiative in small and big towns alike.  The International Economic Development Council has defined placemaking as “the practice of enhancing a community’s assets to improve its overall attractiveness and livability.”

Park development in a community can provide a substantial return on investment and parks and trails often are an important placemaking strategy.  The International Economic Development Council has defined placemaking as “the practice of enhancing a community’s assets to improve its overall attractiveness and livability.” Placemaking is defined as large-scale projects like the creation of

Successful placemaking strategies do not just happen. It requires a thoughtful approach that capitalizes on current assets and utilizes a range of programs to create new public spaces and enhances private developments needed for housing, retail, office, and other private development to happen. The International Economic Development Council has defined placemaking as “the practice of

The United States is in a battle for talent.  In the age of Baby Boomer retirements, knowledge workers and Work from Home (WFH), how a community stacks up compared to peers on the quality of life is an important measure for companies making corporate site location decisions.  It has been reported that over the last

Illinois. Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), local officials, and workforce partners announced $20 million in investments for workforce training and wrap-around services that will bolster equitable workforce recovery for those struggling to gain meaningful employment. Through the Job Training and Economic Development Program (JTED) grants, 44 community-based organizations

In an era when policymakers and media attention focus on white hot social issues such as gun control, critical race theory, transgender rights, and other topics that push the buttons of conservatives and liberals alike, the creation of high-wage jobs still matters. The predictions of an economic recession spurred by dramatic inflation increases and continued

The Ohio General Assembly approved new infrastructure spending amounting to a total of $3.51 B with the passage of House Bill 687, the state’s two-year capital budget. Every two years Ohio appropriates funding for the state through the capital budget which supports the renovation and construction of the state’s buildings and assets including funding for