Economic development is important to many communities to increase jobs and long-term revenue growth. Local governments can encourage economic development and growth through a variety of tools, such as ...

Economic development activities can deliver broad value to communities, driving business growth, attracting investment and creating a foundation for prosperity, a point reinforced by the results of a ...

Flooding in Kariega, South Africa. Lulama Zenzile/Die Burger/Gallo/Getty Images African countries face a conundrum. On the one hand they need to develop economically and industrially. On the other ...

New York, 23 July 2025 – The 2025 High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) concluded this week with Member States calling for urgent, coordinated action to accelerate progress on ...

Sen. Jonathan Dismang (third from right) and Rep. Howard Beaty (right) pose with other Republican legislators and Gov. Sarah Sanders at a bill signing ceremony Credit: Brian Chilson In 2026, Arkansans ...