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As regular readers of this blog know, I've been involved for several years on a major project to provide technical assistance to America's coal-reliant communities as they seek to retrain
The US Congress is not a very popular institution, and the list of its neglected policy work is pretty long.   As a program evaluator, I've been disappointed in the longstanding
The latest version of our quarterly e-newsletter, EntreWorks Insights, is now available.  This issue looks at the question of how best to revitalize the economies of our smaller legacy cities. 
Time to Get Serious About Small Cities Donald Trump’s election last year has triggered something of a boom in reporting on what’s happening in rural America.   For the first time
Economic developers are rightly excited about the prospects of restoring America’s manufacturing prowess.  These industries provide good jobs, good careers, and good spin-off business opportunities throughout the supply chain.  They
This post serves as my annual reminder to participate and spread the word about Global Entrepreneurship Week which will occur from November 13 to 19, 2017.  This year marks the
Over the past month or so, the US Department of Agriculture’s Economics Research Service has been releasing some new and interesting data on the state of rural manufacturing.  The upshot
Like many people, I’ve sadly lost much hope that Congress will ever pass any legislation that addresses issues that I care about—tackling inequality, supporting economic development, creating new job opportunities
There has been a mega-dump of useful and interesting economic data resources over the past few weeks.  Here’s a few that are worth a look and a bookmark for future
Economists and academic researchers have long been consumed with the question: “Can entrepreneurship be taught?”  I’m not too concerned with this issue as I’ve seen numerous examples and programs that