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 […]
Large-scale economic megaprojects that land in a state do not just bring the jobs and capital investment for these B-dollar projects but also carry with them Bs in additional economic investment from companies that serve as a supply chain for the facility. Auto assembly plants were the 20th Century version of a megaproject—with hundreds of […]
The state of Ohio created the Ohio Megaproject Program to prepare for large scale corporate site location projects in the state of Ohio operating budget in 2021. The timing was perfect. The Ohio Megaproject Program creates the basis for much of the $2 B in economic development incentives that were used to recruit the $20B […]
Capitalizing on an amendment to the Ohio Rule of Professional Conduct 7.5 that permits Ohio law firms to use trade names, David J. Robinson, Attorney at Law, LLC has changed its brand name to the Montrose Law Firm, LLC. Montrose Law Firm, LLC will continue its focus on economic development legal matters with a multi-disciplinary […]
Harrison Crume joined the Montrose Group, LLC as their Manager of Economic Development. The Montrose Group, LLC is a leading economic development and public policy lobbying consulting company based in Columbus, Ohio but serving clients across the United States. As Manager of Economic Development, Harrison Crume will utilize his research and writing skills to serve […]
Alabama. Nature’s Earth Products plans to double the manufacturing capacity of its environmentally friendly products at its facility in Pickens County. The company will install a new production line with updated equipment that will boost efficiency at the facility, as well as produce wood pellets for BBQs. The Pickens County Commission is supporting the Nature’s […]
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine launched the Ohio BUILDS – Small Communities, Big Impact – A Plan for Appalachia” legislative initiative that would provide $500 M to support local initiatives to revitalize downtown districts, enhance quality of life, and help rebuild the economies of Ohio’s Appalachian counties. Appalachian Ohio is a bioregion and political unit in the southeastern […]
Recently, bipartisan federal legislation was introduced to strengthen and improve Opportunity Zone policy in the United States. Opportunity Zones are a federal government program that provides capital gains tax relief for taxpayers who invest in real estate or qualified companies in one of more than 8,700 certified sites in all fifty states and U.S. territories. […]