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What Workers Really Think: Perspectives from the Front Lines
What Workers Really Think: Perspectives from the Front Lines
Attracting and retaining workers is vital to the success of employers and communities. Carl Van Horn of Rutgers Universi... Read more
28 Oct 2013
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Revitalizing Downtown through Entrepreneurship
Revitalizing Downtown through Entrepreneurship
Many cities support entrepreneurs as a way to create jobs, increase investment, and restore vitality, especially in the ... Read more
22 Mar 2013
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Generating Jobs in Challenging Times: A Texas-Sized Story
Generating Jobs in Challenging Times: A Texas-Sized Story
How can a city create an attractive business climate and leverage its unique assets to gain and retain jobs? The Greater... Read more
28 Aug 2012
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Retrofitting Institutions: Feeding Job Growth with Energy Hogs
Retrofitting Institutions: Feeding Job Growth with Energy Hogs
Satya Rhodes-Conway and James Irwin, senior associates at the Center on Wisconsin Strategy, discuss how retrofitting pub... Read more
25 Jan 2012
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Why Connecting Economic and Workforce Development Matters
Why Connecting Economic and Workforce Development Matters
Christopher King, director of the Ray Marshall Center at the University of Texas's LBJ School of Public Affairs, discuss... Read more
14 Dec 2012
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Regional Innovation: When the Sum Is Greater than the Parts
Regional Innovation: When the Sum Is Greater than the Parts
Economic development practitioners can foster strategic collaboration among regional concentrations of firms and industr... Read more
19 Dec 2011
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Can the Jobs Gap Be Filled through Temporary Public-sector Positions?
Can the Jobs Gap Be Filled through Temporary Public-sector Positions?
Philip Harvey, professor of law and economics at Rutgers University, discusses how his proposed direct job creation prog... Read more
21 Mar 2012
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People-Centered Practices: Improving the Workforce Potential for Those with Disabilities
People-Centered Practices: Improving the Workforce Potential for Those with Disabilities
How can the workforce development system better respond to people with disabilities? Kathy Krepcio, of Rutgers' Heldric... Read more
28 May 2013
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Aligning Regional Workforce Efforts: An Effective Industry-Informed Strategy
Aligning Regional Workforce Efforts: An Effective Industry-Informed Strategy
Regional collaboration can be an effective approach in responding to labor demands of local employers. In this Economic... Read more
27 Jul 2013
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Employer and Lower-Wage Employee Perspectives on Training and Advancement
Employer and Lower-Wage Employee Perspectives on Training and Advancement
There is value for both the employee and employer in enhancing the skill sets of lower-wage workers. Mark Popovich of th... Read more
29 Apr 2013
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Trash to Treasure: Turning Waste into Jobs
Trash to Treasure: Turning Waste into Jobs
Instead of sending waste to landfills, a municipal approach that prioritizes the reuse, recycling, and remanufacture of ... Read more
25 Jan 2012
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Resources Matter: Protecting the Environment While Growing the Local Economy
Resources Matter: Protecting the Environment While Growing the Local Economy
Economic growth and the preservation of natural resources are increasingly interdependent. Chris Clark, commissioner of ... Read more
10 Feb 2010
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Collaborative Efforts: Colleges and Nonprofits Partner to Enhance Workers' Skills
Collaborative Efforts: Colleges and Nonprofits Partner to Enhance Workers' Skills
Maureen Conway of the Aspen Institute discusses the results of the Institute's Courses to Employment project, which anal... Read more
14 Nov 2012
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A Case for Greater Company Participation in Workforce Development
A Case for Greater Company Participation in Workforce Development
How can employers be effective partners in improving the local workforce ecosystem? Peter Cappelli, professor and direct... Read more
25 Feb 2013
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Ranked #15
Giving Credit Where It Is Due: CDFIs in LMI Communities
Giving Credit Where It Is Due: CDFIs in LMI Communities
Donna Gambrell, director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's CDFI Fund, describes how community development financi... Read more
17 Aug 2011
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Ranked #16
Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business
Women Entrepreneurs Mean Business
What are the current trends in female entrepreneurship? Alicia Robb, senior research fellow at the Ewing Marion Kauffman... Read more
25 Jan 2013
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Should CDFIs Join Your Job-Creation Team?
Should CDFIs Join Your Job-Creation Team?
CDFIs (community development financial institutions) are playing a growing and evolving role in job creation across the ... Read more
31 Aug 2011
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Banking on Economic Development: Financial Institutions and Economic Development—A Changing Paradigm
Banking on Economic Development: Financial Institutions and Economic Development—A Changing Paradigm
The importance of financial institutions in economic development efforts has varied by region. As communities struggle w... Read more
24 Feb 2010
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Ranked #19
Power in Partnerships: Addressing Workforce Development Challenges
Power in Partnerships: Addressing Workforce Development Challenges
Workforce development issues require collaboration across sectors and geography. Damian Thorman, national program direct... Read more
18 Jun 2012
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The Doctor Is In: Economic Development Strategies in Health Care
The Doctor Is In: Economic Development Strategies in Health Care
The health care sector has been an important source of new jobs in this economy. Dr. Ricardo Azziz, president of Georgia... Read more
16 Dec 2011
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