Economic Development

small town America
Economic Development
Facing declining birth rates and out-migration, a majority of U.S. counties are losing population
Brian Asquith
Skyline of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Economic Development
10 lessons for mid-sized cities: public-private partnerships and good jobs
Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Alfonso Hernandez, Kyle Huisman , Bridget Timmeney
Wide shot of Spokane, in a distressed local labor market, showing Spokane river and downtown.
Economic Development
Without a focus on distressed places, 'abundance' movement ignores the nation’s toughest challenges: Tim Bartik in Brookings
Grand Vallley State University L. William Seidman Center, exterior, on a sunny day
Economic Development, Education & Workforce Development
Spotlight is on aligning leadership as experts convene around creating good jobs
Woman works on laptop on patio with man
Economic Development
Each dollar spent drawing remote workers to Tulsa delivers $4 benefit to current residents
Timothy J. Bartik
Factory workers on cardboard line
Economic Development
Research points to smarter, cheaper ways to create jobs in struggling communities
Timothy J. Bartik
Workers mounting an engine on B-25 bomber, Inglewood, 1942. Alred Palmer, public domain, Library of Congress
Economic Development
WWII factories boosted local workers for decades. What are the lessons for manufacturing today?
Convening participants
Education & Workforce Development, Economic Development, Working With Communities
Five key lessons for five core groups shaping place-based policy