The 2020 election is about more than who will live in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. 11 Governors and 50 state legislatures are in play that will have a larger impact on the implementation of economic development policy than any President. Economic development is truly a game played at the local and state government level. Land use, […]
Built upon by the Montrose Group teams’ 65 years of collected corporate site location experience negotiating over $1 B in economic development incentives, land use entitlements and infrastructure finance packages for private companies, developers and communities, the Montrose Group 2020 Corporate Site Location Guide provides a framework for their successful approach to growing or expanding […]
Welcome to the October 2020 Montrose Way Development Debate Blog. As the Presidential Election draws near, our focus remains on how to revive a struggling economy. Listen to the Development Debate Podcast #6 with a discussion with the President and CEO of JobsOhio, JP Nauseef, about what the Buckeye State is doing to grow and […]
Few distressed neighborhoods are creating the number of small companies they should. While the majority of residents working to achieve economic equality will do so by working for other people, true economic equity cannot be achieved with the development of a merchant class in these distress communities. A prime tool to support the development of […]
COVID 19 didn’t solve the nations need for job ready sites anymore than it did most region’s lack of skill workers. An economic equity campaign needs to develop job ready sites in distressed urban and rural communities. Many states are working aggressively to develop sits in distressed communities by certifying sites for specific types of […]
The most important step to achieving economic equality is having the unemployed and underemployed engaged in high-wage jobs. Social welfare programs have not proven to address the long-term poverty challenges for many urban communities. Raising wage requirements for projects receiving economic development incentives is one method that can help retain and attract high-wage jobs as […]
The urban core needs to attract quality market rate housing that falls in the middle point of residential housing. This “Missing Middle” is a critical step to develop quality housing that urban residents can afford. The “missing middle” housing types are those in between (mostly large-lot) single-family detached and large apartment complexes. Berkeley-based architect Dan […]
2020 has been a disaster. COVID 19 not only infected millions of American and likely will kill a couple hundred thousand more but, triggered by police misconduct, a surge of legitimate protests along with unwarranted violence lead to the destruction of neighborhoods and property across the United States. The economic challenge for many communities even […]
Zoning & Economic Development Strategies in the Age of COVID 19 Webinar — Sorry for the second invite but the first email link was not functional! Join us for a webinar on Oct 07, 2020 at 9:00 AM EDT. David J. Robinson, Attorney at Law, LLC provides economic development legal services to public and private […]