City Seeks Insight from Business Owners on Use of Sidewalks, Streets to Meet Physical Distancing Requirements

As Oakland small businesses adapt to current and anticipated Alameda County health orders, City of Oakland staff have heard from the business community and the Economic Recovery Advisory Council that businesses want a simple, streamlined process to use outdoor spaces to support safe reopening. In response, City staff are looking…

WEDC approves tax credits for new Amazon facility in Oak Creek

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) has approved awarding state income tax credits to support Amazon’s plans to build a 640,000-square-foot fulfillment center in Oak Creek—a project expected to create 1,500 jobs.

Amazon plans to build the $200 million facility in the Ryan Business…

Development booming in New North Wisconsin through construction projects

More often than not, the sight of massive cranes at work and steel beams rising into the sky is a sign of economic development. In recent months, this has been particularly true within the 18-county region of Northeast Wisconsin known as the New North.

With a host of well…

NETWORKS Sullivan Partnership

NETWORKS Sullivan Partnership is the economic development organization serving the Northeastern Tennessee communities in Sullivan – including charter partners Bluff City, Bristol, and Kingsport – and Hawkins counties.

Northeast Tennessee is home to a skilled, reliable workforce committed to delivering first-rate products and services.

Sullivan and Hawkins counties are ACT Certified…

Guelph’s economy sixth fastest growing among Canadian cities in 2018

The Conference Board of Canada, a national, independent research organization, reported that real gross domestic product (GDP) for the Guelph region grew at three per cent in 2018.

The Guelph region includes the City of Guelph, and Guelph/Eramosa and Puslinch Townships.

According to the Winter 2019 Outlook report, Guelph…