Traditional economic development tends to focus on investments made and jobs created. For this year’s group of most innovative companies—or in many cases, foundations or governments—the key ...

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A new report issued by the city of Salem sets forth a path for the community’s development over the next five years.

The decision to slash the Economic Development Committee budget came as the Town was expecting a much tougher fiscal year, ...

Parkersburg’s historic Civil War-era hospital building is nearing the end of a top-to-bottom renovation that will soon house ...

Citrus County is losing Economic Development Director Steven Baham, who submitted his resignation last week to take a similar ...

Data centers are becoming a larger part of conversations about economic development, energy use and infrastructure across ...

Since 2021, the City of Salem has seen what city leaders describe as steady economic progress, and that momentum is now ...