Why would an exurban county pursue data centers as part of its economic development program? With row upon row of computer servers, these places don’t offer many jobs. No one visits them, so they don’t generate traffic. And usually housed in one-story, windowless buildings, they add less to the built environment than most warehouses. So what’s the appeal? Two words: tax base. High property tax assessments; no kids to educate. https://www.ajc.com/news/new-player-poised-to-enter-atlantas-bustling-data-center-market/D35FYXX3EZHW3LKLK7TCBZVVWU/ #econdev

Can entire states be lazy? One governor thinks so and uses that term to describe his. So what’s the matter with MD? It is, Gov. Moore says, “asset rich and strategy poor,” meaning it lives off of its location along one of the great corridors of national commerce. (It also has some nice towns and pretty good universities.) Moore wants a more deliberate effort to turn those assets into income and jobs. https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/18/maryland-budget-wes-moore/ #econdev

One way gov't helps businesses is by issuing and protecting patents, copyrights and trademarks. These protections are central to business as we know it today. Without them, innovation and creative work would wilt. http://www.fromthegovt.com/patents-copyrights-and-trademarks/ #econdev

One way gov't helps businesses is by issuing and protecting patents, copyrights and trademarks. These protections are central to business as we know it today. Without them, innovation and creative work would wilt. http://www.fromthegovt.com/patents-copyrights-and-trademarks/ #econdev

One way gov't helps businesses is by issuing and protecting patents, copyrights and trademarks. These protections are central to business as we know it today. Without them, innovation and creative work would wilt. http://www.fromthegovt.com/patents-copyrights-and-trademarks/ #econdev

Large cities remain attractive to remote workers,” with SF still growing faster than almost any other large metro area. “Unfortunately, the [US #housingcrisis] may well be the longest-lasting geographic legacy of the pandemic.” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-04-14/three-years-into-the-pandemic-the-urban-exodus-was-overblown #geography #econdev #urbanism

NYC’s Governors Island is getting a $700M university campus / climate hub https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/nyregion/climate-hub-governors-island.html
#govisland #governorsisland #econdev #nyc #highered

State leaders in TX want their research #universities to rise in national prominence as an economic development strategy … and, you know, for state pride. By necessity, this means attracting top academic talent from elsewhere. But many of TX leaders also want to wage war with campus culture, particularly tenure and #diversity efforts. One university insider warns, “You cannot have it both ways.” https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/11/texas-legislature-republicans-universities-tenure-diversity/ #highered #econdev

The internet is the most transformative technology of our era, and it was created by the federal gov't. Here's how this gov't creation beat out private competitors ... and what it tells us about the role of gov't in economic development. http://www.fromthegovt.com/the-internet/ #econdev

An idea caught on in economic development circles 30 years ago: “economic gardening,” which was an effort to grow economies by encouraging local startups. Alas, it turned out to be a lot harder than it appeared, and enthusiasm faded. Still, the concept is a good one: we need to help people start businesses. https://www.governing.com/now/where-jobs-and-growth-really-come-from-new-businesses #econdev

“Please believe in Project X”: The astonishing story of how a suburban gov’t near Atlanta quietly assembled 2,000 acres of land for a bioscience research park … and the many traps that could have doomed the effort. Not the least: One of the county’s top leaders was related to some of the landowners. Question now: Will the world actually need this research park? https://www.ajc.com/news/path-to-rowen-development-land-acquisitions-littered-with-risks-dilemmas/65N3CV3RLRE55KVCWGWZNM3EEA/ #econdev #localgov

The internet is the most transformative technology of our era, and it was created by the federal gov't. Here's how this gov't creation beat out private competitors ... and what it tells us about the role of gov't in economic development. http://www.fromthegovt.com/the-internet/ #econdev

“It’s a very difficult story to tell”: GA has a little-known agency that subsidizes university researchers and companies in technology, science and health care. Results: Its universities have attracted an all-star lineup of professors and, just off campus, promising startup companies. So why is the state slashing this spending? https://saportareport.com/georgia-research-alliance-is-an-unsung-economic-treasure/columnists/mariasmetro/maria_saporta/ #econdev

In Central New York, a test of the CHIPS and Science Act’s promise for economic revitalization: Brookings analysis @brookingsinst
https://www.brookings.edu/research/in-central-new-york-a-test-of-the-chips-and-science-acts-promise-for-economic-revitalization/ #econdev #syracuse #newyork #semiconductors #racialequity

We're all about more content in less time ⏰. Our guest post for Main Street America shows how you can turn your blog posts into social media content.

(Pssst - we're going to take this guest post and turn it into an Instagram carousel later this week. 😊💪🏻)

https://www.mainstreet.org/blogs/national-main-street-center/2023/02/23/how-to-turn-blog-posts-intp-social-media-content

#SocialTown #EconomicDevelopment #EconDev #tourism #SocialMedia #blog #blogging #marketing #ContentMarketing

(2/n) Remote Work Is Costing Manhattan More Than $12 Billion a Year: New analysis by Bloomberg News https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-manhattan-work-from-home/ #remotework #econdev #urbanism #nyc

The internet is the most transformative technology of our era, and it was created by the federal gov't. Here's how this gov't creation beat out private competitors ... and what it tells us about the role of gov't in economic development. http://www.fromthegovt.com/the-internet/ #econdev

One way gov't helps businesses is by issuing and protecting patents, copyrights and trademarks. These protections are central to business as we know it today. Without them, innovation and creative work would wilt. http://www.fromthegovt.com/patents-copyrights-and-trademarks/ #econdev

"Electric mobility capital of America": Which state is an early winner in clean energy and the Biden Administration's efforts to bring #manufacturing back to the U.S.? It's GA, where EV companies, battery makers and solar manufacturers are making big investments. https://www.ajc.com/news/in-clean-energy-transition-georgia-is-at-the-tip-of-the-spear/CGNZ6LWJK5AUXDEN4FEQYPUSHA/ #econdev #climate

Updated NYC return to office survey by PFNYC: https://pfnyc.org/research/return-to-office-survey-results-february-2023/

On an average weekday, 52% of Manhattan office workers are in the workplace as of late January 2023, up from 49% in 9/2022

- 9% of Manhattan office workers are in the office full time (5 days/week)
- 15% are in 4 days
- 35% are in 3 days
- 18% are in 2 days
- 12% are in 1 day
- 10% of Manhattan office workers are fully remote (down from 16% in 9/2022)

#remotework #econdev #urbanism