May 2008 Posts
Oregon’s Limits on Growth Reduce Impact of Housing Price Decline
Even as other states struggle with housing price declines that have cut homeowner borrowing and spending power, Oregon’s land use controls are being credited with bolstering its housing market and economy.
Northeast Ohio Mayors Set Sights on Shared Regional Prosperity
Frustrated by years of “go-it-alone” interregional competition for jobs and economic development, mayors from the 16-county Northeast Ohio region (including Cleveland) voted recently to pursue a new regional agenda.
Flying-Car Company Looks to Taxpayers for Lift
Henry Ford and other pioneers of the horseless carriage relied on private financial backers to build their operations. Today, a company that has developed a flying car wants taxpayer help in literally getting off the ground.
North Carolina Group Calls for More Sunshine on Tax Breaks
The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) is making hay with a new calculation that 90 percent of economic development spending in North Carolina last year was funded through tax incentives. That’s up from 77 percent in 1995/96.