Indiana's economic development spending yields troubling returns, with $10 billion invested annually generating only $5.9 billion in growth. The IEDC, while effective in attracting businesses, lacks ...

An embarrassing, politically fraught grant could lead to major reforms at the Michigan Economic Development Corp., or possibly even its demise. State Attorney General Dana Nessel is investigating the ...

Steve Westra was South Dakota’s commissioner of economic development four years ago when the office first agreed to provide financial assistance for a CJ Schwan’s company project. After leaving state ...

New York City Employment and Training Coalition CEO Greg Morris’s first job, about 30 years ago, was signing teens up for the Summer Youth Employment Program, which connects young adults, often from ...

Lansing — A state panel voted Tuesday to end the contract of an independent watchdog tasked with ensuring legal compliance for the past 12 years within the Michigan Strategic Fund, an arm of state ...

Lansing — Some of Michigan's largest businesses have quietly helped finance Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's foreign trade missions while reaping billions of dollars in incentives and other ...

A debate is emerging within the South Dakota Republican party over the state's long-standing, pro-business economic development policies. Some Republican gubernatorial candidates are criticizing the ...

A former South Dakota economic development commissioner now works for a company that received $69 million in state aid. The chairman of the state board that approved some of the aid also serves on the ...

Governor Maura Healey has tapped prominent venture capitalist Eric Paley to lead the state’s economic development efforts and make the most of a $4 billion bond bill that lawmakers passed last year to ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Leaders at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) are lobbying for more state funding and parity with other schools to provide students more resources and programming. GVSU President ...

How has Arlington sustained interest as an attractive option for companies seeking new alternatives and locations? Arlington’s prime location—both within the region, the country, and near DFW ...