Working to improve data, analysis, transparency and accountability in the economic development incentives process. Tweets-Ellen Harpel & Darrene Hackler
Arlington, VA
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For #states and #localgovs the $50 billion-plus #CHIPS and Science Act is a huge #economic development opportunity. Here's how it really works. A @routefifty column by @GreeneBarrett
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.@SecGranholm called the incentives "10 years of IRA carrots you can take to the bank" and said more than 100 companies in the #electricvehicle supply chain had announced investments in the United States since the law passed. @ronbousso1 @LizHampton1986 @SelectUSA @ENERGY
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Encouraging entrepreneurship reports: FRB Richmond increase # of “likely employer” applicants , & FRB Cleveland shows Black households engaged in entrepreneurial activity have a higher rate of return on their business in comparison to Hispanic & white households @SmartIncentives
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The CHIPS Act allocated $39 billion for manufacturing incentives to encourage companies to build and expand.
These are the goals we aim to achieve by 2030.
It won’t be easy, but there’s never been a better time to push ourselves to reach further than we have before.
ALT CHIPS for America Success Goals At least tow new large scale clusters of leading-edge logic fabs in the U.S. Increase production capacity for current generation and mature node chips Make the U.S. home to multiple high volume advanced packaging facilities Make the U.S. more competitive producing a high-volume of leading-edge memory chips
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How should #tax #incentives be managed? How can their success best be measured? Ellen Harpel of @SmartIncentives and @RandyBauer of
PFM answer these questions in a new @GreeneBarrett Guest Column.
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With new federal incentives to support buildout of domestic supply chains for EV components, #Detroit's automakers are racing to establish domestic battery #manufacturing bases. #Michigan #EVs #ElectricVehicles #CRE 🔒detroitnews.com/story/busine… via @detroitnews
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There is a need to be competitive with the offers and incentives that are currently available outside the EU.
We will propose to temporarily adapt our state aid rules to speed-up and simplify.
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Despite the controversy over their use, corporate #incentives from #state and #localgovs aren't going away. Here are five keys to their success by @RandyBauer at #PFM Group Consulting.
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Another fine quote from @remick4all;) Thx for having me @JoinBuildwithin
"I see employers worry about retention but if employers invest in talent development, employees will stay." -@DaveRemick @workcouncil
#NAW2022 #WeBuild2022 #WeBuildFutureOfWorkSummit
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Join us at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Ave in DC on Tuesday 11/15 at 7 pm! @PoliticsProse politics-prose.com/event/boo… @swpaaspa @womenalsoknow @awparocks @ScharSchool @gmuroosevelt @HonorsMason @GeorgeMasonNews @nwsa @MasonWGST
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Our @SmartIncentives & @KauffmanFDN report shows similar changes to the #COVID19 relief programs. We focused state & local equitable distribution to small businesses owned by BIPOC, women, and those in under-resourced areas. bit.ly/3A7IYHm bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-…
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@UpjohnInstitute just published “Fostering Resident-centric Economic Development” by Ellen Harpel @SmartIncentives. Harpel presented this in May at the 2022 Inclusive Economic Development conference sponsored by @EDQ_Journal @icicorg @UpjohnInstitute. research.upjohn.org/external…
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A $52 billion boost to the US domestic semiconductor industry moved one step closer to reality when the Senate advanced legislation providing grants, incentives and tax breaks to the sector and set it up for final passage this week.
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My report on how state governments can target jobs for distressed places is being released today. This report pulls together a lot of my research of past 35 years on place-based policies -- but applies this to suggesting what state govts can do, w/ numbers for each state.
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Exhilarating meeting of the #Gender and #Policy Center Advisory Board @ScharSchool @GeorgeMasonU today! Partnering with @C_Herring @rdooley_ @StaciehelpsPYT @SmartIncentives @campaign_purple @jillvdeering @AubreyLeigh86 + more to achieve more equitable representation + outcomes!
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@SmartIncentives presented “Fostering Resident-Centric Economic Development” at the Inclusive Economic Development & Recovery conference held jointly 5/6 by @EDQ_Journal @UpjohnInstitute & @icicorg. Download it free: research.upjohn.org/external…
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The HQ2 pitch team was certain that investments in #NOVA & the Commonwealth would support a region that could handle @amazon's planned growth, & many others. Every new announcement from corporate partners since (& future) confirms that! @VEDPVirginia @AlexandriaEcon @AEDBizInvest
Boeing’s move to Arlington pushes ‘tech hub’ vision closer to reality wapo.st/3LaMKmJ
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#ICYMI: @kenanfikri shared findings from EIG’s impact analysis of @tulsaremote—one of the largest #remotework incentive programs—during a State Economic Development Executives (SEDE) + @C2ER event.
Read a summary of the discussion from @SmartIncentives: smartincentives.org/lessons-…
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@dhackler @SmartIncentives is presenting “The Effect of COVID-19 on Small Businesses & Entrepreneurial Firms” at the free Inclusive Economic Development conference May 6 w/ @UpjohnInstitute @EDQ_Journal @icicorg upjohn.org/about/news-events…
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"Yellowstone" filming left Utah for a better economic deal in Montana. But Kevin Costner will seemingly film his epic Western "Horizon" in Utah after state lawmakers increased tax incentives: sltrib.com/artsliving/movies…