economic-development

Economists Rob Grunewald and Arthur Rolnick at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis estimate that money spent on quality early education earns a double-digit return, making it the best economic-development investment they have found.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

Economists Rob Grunewald and Arthur Rolnick at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis estimate that money spent on quality early education earns a double-digit return, making it the best economic-development investment they have found.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

Economists Rob Grunewald and Arthur Rolnick at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis estimate that money spent on quality early education earns a double-digit return, making it the best economic-development investment they have found.

The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010

Those applicants weren't publicly disclosed, but winners will also be announced Thursday, according to officials with the Empire State Development Corp., the state's economic-development arm.

City in Fight for State Funds Joseph De Avila 2011

The study commissioned by the city's Economic Development Corp., which strongly opposes the bill, sets the stage for a pitched battle over City Council members' and labor advocates' aggressive push to set wage standards for publicly funded economic-development projects.

Study Sets Off A Wage Battle Michael Howard Saul 2011

His economic-development secretary, Mr. Kimball, says that despite Mr. Romney's prior warm words about the pact, he had always been pressing the issue of its economic consequences.

For Romney, 2005 Was Key Year of Policy Shifts Jonathan Weisman 2011

Stark Development Corp., an economic-development agency in Dickinson, N.D., is working to attract businesses from outside the oil industry in order to prepare for the inevitable drop-off in drilling, said Gaylon Baker, the group's executive vice president.

Slowdown Threatens States That Rely on Global Growth Ben Casselman 2011

Andrew Cuomo will be awarding $200 million in competitive funding for economic-development projects around the state on Thursday as part of the administration's long-term plan to boost job creation.

City in Fight for State Funds Joseph De Avila 2011

Last year, Destination Jersey City, an organization operated by the city's economic-development department, created a proposal to hold an F1 race at Liberty State Park, near the Statue of Liberty.

Racers Eyeing Streets of N.J. Darren Everson 2011

TORONTO—Quebec, Canada's French-speaking eastern province, on Monday unveiled an ambitious economic-development plan that seeks to attract 80 billion Canadian dollars US$82.7 billion in new investment for energy, mining and other economic projects in its far north over the next quarter-century.

Quebec Seeks Investors for Energy, Mining Projects Chip Cummins 2011