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Covering the Bases: Community Benefits for Public Subsidies in Kansas City
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2024
Level City or Town
State(s) All States, Missouri, Wisconsin
Source High Road Strategy Center
Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement
Sports stadium deals often fail to deliver promised economic growth. Research consistently shows that they provide minimal improvements to employment or wages, and also divert crucial funds from essential services. To address these shortcomings and ensure that public investments genuinely...
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High Road WIOA: Building Higher Job Quality into Workforce Development
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source High Road Strategy Center
Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement
Training investments in low-wage sectors are often undermined by unsafe job conditions, unpredictable hours, and wage theft. By directing resources from the federal Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act (WIOA) toward high road employers, localities can improve job quality and workforce...
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