Catch up on this year’s most-read reporting on inclusive finance, community development and economic empowerment.

A handful of environmentalists and community activists argued that a decades-long emphasis on heavy industry has placed a pollution burden on largely minority fenceline communities without the ...

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A new book released this month argues that community colleges are uniquely positioned to drive economic growth and combat stubborn socioeconomic inequities. America’s Hidden Economic Engines: How ...

Former professor Dr. David Birch of MIT found that up to 80% of job growth in any community is generated by the businesses already located there and not by attraction efforts. Economic development in ...

The funds, which come through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Local Share Account Program, were approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority.

Hempstead County was officially designated as a Competitive Communities Initiative Site by the Arkansas Economic Development ...

Dr. James Bridgeforth holds a Ph.D. from the University of Southern Mississippi. He has served as an adjunct professor at Virginia Tech, the University of South Alabama, the University of Southern ...

Jenna Saucedo-Herrera is CEO and President of greater:SATX, an economic development partnership leading the San Antonio region’s growth. People are often surprised to learn that economic development ...

Today, the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), announced a federal ...

Target Alpena Economic Development Director Mike Mahler issued his final development update on Wednesday before he hands the ...