ICMA is a partner in Enabling Growth Through Investment and Enterprise, designed to increase private-sector investment and promote economic growth in Tanzania.

Examine economic development practices, including economic development funding activities, business retention, business attraction, and more.

Examine economic development practices, including economic development funding activities, business retention, business attraction, and more.

McCordsville, Indiana<br />When a town manager is engaged and monitoring events that can affect her jurisdiction, changes can be managed with little disruption or opposition. This is evidenced by the successful annexation of about 1,000 acres of land and five miles of road by McCordsville, Indiana, that helped the mostly residential community respond to and prepare…

Morgantown, Kentucky<br />As the first CAO in Morgantown, KY, Jerrod Barks was facing some serious challenges for the town of 2,500 that lost 60 jobs and was saddled with a large amount of debt when Kentucky Copper went bankrupt. But instead of guessing or acting on anecdotal information, he conducted a survey, researched deeply, and came up…

ICMA Strategic Partner Buxton provides us with their key takeaways from their Retail Real Estate Outlook report.

Seeking examples of communities that leverage funding from multiple federal programs to advance a local or regional economic development strategy.