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Think Noble, Act Local Cities have been hit hard by the sluggish economy, and the situation argues for a more collaborative relationship with even the most shareholder-focused companies. |
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Why the States Are Broke Bloated governments, budget gaps, and Parkinson's laws |
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Reason
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The High Stakes Union Stare-Down Why stripping collective bargaining rights from public-sector workers is worth debating. |
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BusinessWeek
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2012: Seeking Yield More investors are piling into muni bonds, but certain cities face intractable economic difficulties. |
U.S. Banker
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In a State of Deterioration Rebuilding older communities is key to an economic recovery, but excessive debt is robbing state and local governments of the resources they need to invest in infrastructure, schools and job creation. |
BusinessWeek
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Levitt & Turner |
How to Clean Up the Muni Bond Market Solutions to defaulting bonds, unfunded liabilities, and fraudulent investment information. |
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How the Garden State Dug a Hole Borrowing aimed at boosting the assets of New Jersey's pension plans went way awry. It's a lesson to governments everywhere. |
Inc.
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More Tales of the Inner City A remarkable group of entrepreneurs deserves credit for transforming America's toughest neighborhoods. But there is still much that cities can and must do to support these crucial growth companies. |
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Japan: Population Aging and the Fiscal Challenge With Japan facing a demographic crisis, government finances--stretched to the limit to keep the economy afloat--have to cope with the rising strain on public pension and health systems. This article looks at the economic and fiscal costs of aging in Japan... |
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Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments Corporations should be allowed to run for office in corrupt Third World governments. |
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Welcome to the Pothole Nation Citizens fill in as cities and states lack funds for roadwork. For many Americans, the nation's rutted roads are among the most visible unhealed wounds of the Great Recession. |
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Reaganomics redux Supply-side economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth defends President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut... |
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U.S. Home Prices: Does Bust Always Follow Boom? Examines the historical movement of home prices at the metro level to gain insight into the outlook for U.S. home prices. |
Inc.
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Mayoral Momentum It's no coincidence that many Inner City 100 companies come from cities that have strong support from public-sector leaders. |
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Cut Short Cities feel the pinch as relief funds go to states instead. |
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Mandel & Dunham |
Can Anyone Steer This Economy? Global forces have taken control of the economy. And government, regardless of party, will have less influence than ever |
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Taking a Page from the Republican Playbook Illinois state Democrats rumble with the unions over benefits. |
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When Counties Don't Stop Governing at the Border To compete for funding - and save their budgets - municipalities are doing the unthinkable: Working together. |
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Poor Move Property tax is one of the biggest tax expenses companies have -- and the hardest to manage. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2006
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Rocking the Cradle of Modern Philanthropy In Pittsburgh, the city where captains of industry once reigned over a smoke-filled landscape, a foundation-led quality-of-life revolution is under way. |
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Urban Outfitters Big-city mayors are eager to make revivified inner cities a part of their legacies... Cleveland... Denver... Chicago... Austin... |
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Small Airports Drop Off Carriers' Radar Airlines are slashing service to second-tier cities, but startups may pick up the slack. |
Reason
May 2004
Julian Sanchez |
Data: State Squeeze A study finds state and local taxes on business - including property, sales, and corporate income taxes - growing at an accelerating rate. |
Inc.
March 2004
Joel Kotkin |
Top 25 Cities For Doing Business in America If you're looking for cities large, medium, and small where job growth is robust and economies are strong, head to the ones on this year's Top Cities list. Fort Lauderdale, anyone? |
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May 10, 2009 |
Jobwire Pace of Layoffs Ease... Sinking Cities Jettison Jobs... On the Job Front... Latest Hirings & Firings... |
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The Best Places for Doing Business in America 2005 Looking for job creation and other signs that businesses and entrepreneurs are thriving? A look at 274 population centers reveals that the new economy didn't disappear. It just moved out of the city. |
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ISPs Attempt to Stop Public Broadband Cable and DSL providers battle cities that want to offer access to residents. |
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An Inner-City Renaissance The nation's ghettos are making surprising strides. Will the gains last? |
Fast Company
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Bill Breen |
Where Are You on the Talent Map? What's the secret to power hiring? Location, location, location. If you want to attract the right kind of people, it's not enough to be the right kind of company. Your company needs to be in the right kind of place... |
Salon.com
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Christopher Dreher |
Be creative -- or die A new study says cities must attract the new "creative class" with hip neighborhoods, an arts scene and a gay-friendly atmosphere -- or they'll go the way of Detroit. |
Financial Advisor
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Ken Ziesenheim |
The Real Thing Investment returns need to be evaluated after taxes, expenses and inflation -- but few do that. |
Inc.
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Mike Hofman |
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The Motley Fool
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Tax Tips for Small Businesses A few basic ways to stay on the IRS's good side. |
