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As the scale and scope of federal funding for state/local government rose during the pandemic, it quickly became clear that we have a capacity problem.  Too many places, especially in

Many Americans, myself included, have had to make a tough decision to remain in their economically-challenged hometowns or move to new locations for better job and career options.  Uninformed observers

An interesting new Urban Institute analysis examines how Federal agencies are supporting effective economic transitions in coal impacted communities.  In this case, the researchers assessed the US Economic Development Administration’s

For the past few years, the National Main Street program has been publishing semi-regular surveys that cover the state of Main Street business.  I find them very useful, and the

I’ve spent the last two days at a convening organized by the Interagency Working Group on Coal and Powerplant Communities and Economic Revitalization, thankfully shortened to the Energy Communities IWG,