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In August 2020, Hempfield supervisors approved plans for a 250,000-square-foot home improvement store along Route 30 near ...

In economic times like today, it would be helpful to re-examine our tools for development and retention to make sure our communities, employees, nonprofit organizations, foundations and ...

Voters are headed to the polls on the biggest primary election day of the 2024 cycle with one issue in particular at the top of their minds: the state of the U.S. economy. About one-third of Americans ...

In the face of shrinking populations, many of the world's major economies are trying to engineer higher birth rates. Policymakers from South Korea, Japan and Italy, for example, have all adopted ...

Emily Klancher Merchant is affiliated with the Population Association of America. Win Brown is affiliated with the Population Association of America. In the face of shrinking populations, many of the ...

Economic development is important to many communities to increase jobs and long-term revenue growth. Local governments can encourage economic development and growth through a variety of tools, such as ...

“Goldman Sachs has suggested that investors look to Japan’s ‘lost decade’ as a guide to the future of the Chinese stockmarket.” – The Economist (Jan. 11, 2025 After two decades of rapid expansion, ...

T he International Economic Development Council (IEDC) has unveiled the winners of its 2025 Excellence in Economic Development Awards. These projects and organizations were selected by an esteemed ...

The only thing more controversial than farmland in Indiana is former farmland. I visited Boone County last week with IndyStar's politics team and saw this firsthand as the Indiana Economic Development ...

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 ...

Singapore's government said that its fertility rate has fallen to a record low. It's one of many industrialized countries trying to encourage its people to have more babies. Last week Singapore's ...