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Ensuring Racial Equity in Public Contracting

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level County

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance

Businesses owned by people of color create jobs and build wealth in communities of color. Yet despite rapid growth of entrepreneurship among people of color - and women of color in particular - these businesses face significant barriers to growth and success. Government spending on...

The Lean Business of Place-Based Enterprise

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source The Project For Lean Urbanism

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development

While big businesses dominate global markets, command the entrenched financial and banking powers and are incentivized by misguided government policy, emerging startups can disrupt the status quo and prove that local economies can compete successfully if they connect with their customer...

Rochester’s Market Driven Community Cooperatives Corporation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source The Democracy Collaborative

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development

This report details the city of Rochester’s (NY) project to coordinate and develop worker-owned cooperative businesses in their strategy for comprehensive wealth building. The project had six crucial functions, including engaging in strategic partnerships, ensuring the success of...

Impact Investing and Employee Ownership

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source The Democracy Collaborative

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance

This report explores the existing landscape of employee ownership opportunities for impact investors and highlights emerging models and strategies for inclusive investment in Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and worker cooperatives. The benefits of employee ownership as a strategy...

Blocked: Why Some Companies Restrict Data Access to Reduce Competition and How Open APIs Can help

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Center for Data Innovation

Policy Areas Data & Technology

Businesses in the real estate, financial services, and air travel industries have taken steps to limit third-party access to their data in ways that restrict competition, reduce market transparency, and harm consumers. In order to prevent this behavior, this report recommends that...

How to Eliminate Paper and Save Time and Money: Rethinking Paper-Based Business Processes in the Finance Office Using Low or No Cost Technologies

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2020

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source Government Finance Officers Association

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

COVID-19 has forced employees and also forced organizations to rethink business processes that require access to the office or involve large amounts of paper. Governments have an opportunity to eliminate or rethink paper-based business processes to operate effectively under current...

Community Wealth Building in Jackson, Mississippi

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) Mississippi

Source The Democracy Collaborative

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance, Community Development

Cooperation Jackson emerged as an independent organization focused on developing a cooperative economy in the city of Jackson in 2014. As a network of cooperative enterprises, Cooperation Jackson works to reduce income and wealth gaps, generate living wage jobs with quality healthcare,...

2020 Madison Ordinance 62737 Live/Work Unit

Type Ordinance

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source The Common Council of the City of Madison

Policy Areas Housing

This ordinance amends Madison General Ordinance 28.151 to allow a dwelling space to be located alongside a work space in a live/work unit. A live/work unit is a dwelling unit in combination with a shop, office, studio, or other work space within a mixed-use building, where the resident...

Procurement Roadmap

Type Roadmap

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source ProGov21

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement

All counties, cities, and towns spend money purchasing goods and services; local governments can establish policies to use this spending, or procurement, to encourage certain business practices. ProGov21's updated Procurement Roadmap provides information and resources that aid local...

Minneapolis Title 16 Chapter 423 Small and Underutilized Business Enterprise Program

Type Ordinance

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City of Minneapolis

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance is aimed at remedying past and ongoing discrimination against women-owned (WBE) or minority-owned (MBE) business enterprises. In particular, the department will set an overall, annual goal for WBE/MBE participation for all anticipated construction and development projects...

Small Business Relief Programs: Local and State Governments Have Marshalled $9.27 Billion for Small Business Relief, But Desperately Need More Funds

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State, National

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Policy Areas Economic Justice

Cities, counties, states, and community organizations have established more than 800 programs to provide financial assistance to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. As these programs provided by local and state governments run out of funds, this report argues that additional...

How to Support New Business Creation in a Preempted Policy Environment

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

Although there is no statistical relationship between state preemption and new business creation, states continued to justify preempting popular policies like minimum wage increases, fair scheduling practices, and municipal broadband access in the name of business development. This...

Anchor Collaboratives: Creating Mutually Beneficial Relationships

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

This report examines how local communities can partner with anchor institutions to establish progressive agendas for community and economic development. Anchor institutions -like hospitals, universities, or airports-are typically the largest employers within a community, and their...

Challenges and Opportunities for Hotel-to-Housing Conversions in NYC

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source NYU Furman Center

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Housing

To mitigate the housing shortage, New York City and Albany have studied the process of hotel deconversion to housing in both municipalities. This report provides an overview of the law governing hotel deconversion process and suggests policy implementation to further the process....

Six Strategies to Accelerate the Adoption of Strategic Energy Management

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Strategic Energy Management (SEM) is a tool to engage businesses in energy management. It leverages data-driven learning and behavioral science to teach to create and perpetuate a workplace culture that supports energy reduction. This report presents six strategies states can use...

2020 Vision for Rhode Island Women, Leadership, and Wages

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This report reviews the findings of a survey on initiatives and best practices that advance women conducted with 22 of the largest non-profit and for-profit businesses in Rhode Island. The report and survey also examine obstacles or other challenges to advancing women into leadership....

Going Local: Quantifying the Economic Impacts of Buying from Locally Owned Businesses in Portland, Maine

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level County

State(s) Maine

Source Maine Center for Economic Policy

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This report compares the impact of locally owned businesses versus national chains on Greater Portland's local economy. They find that increased consumption from locally owned business stimulates greater economic activity. Every $100 spent at locally owned businesses generates an...

The Role of Local Elected Officials in Economic Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance

Dedicated leadership is necessary for a city to achieve successful, long-term, equitable economic development. This guide outlines ten things elected officials should know about economic development in order to serve as effective leaders. They should be aware of their city's economic...

Model Ordinance Prohibiting Smoking in Outdoor Places of Employment and Public Places

Type Model Law

Year 2012

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Americans For Nonsmokers' Rights

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Health, Public Spaces

This model ordinance prohibits smoking in outdoor places of employment, outdoor public places, outdoor residential facilities, and city or county owned property. It defines the enforcement of the law, penalties for violating the law's terms, and posting requirements for "no smoking"...

2013 Chicago Ordinance 9148 Establishing Disclosure Requirements for Businesses

Type Ordinance

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Chicago City Council

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement

This ordinance outlines the disclosure requirements necessary when a corporation applies for city council approval with respect to the sale/purchase of real estate, property tax reclassification, zoning, financial assistance from the City of Chicago, or entering into a contract with...

The Power and Limits of Shareholder Advocacy with Fossil Fuel Companies

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level County, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Green Century Funds

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Finance & Procurement

A growing number of individuals and institutions have recognized the limits of shareholder advocacy to secure the policy changes needed and have divested from fossil fuel companies. Green Century believes that divesting from fossil fuel companies is the most effective way for investors...

Work in Progress: Latinos in the RI Workforce

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Rhode Island

Source The Economic Progress Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This infographic highlights some of the strengths and challenges facing Latinos in the Rhode Island workforce. Although the working age Latino population in Rhode Island is growing, they face a shrinking manufacturing industry and high rates of involuntary part-time employment....

2014 Jersey City Ordinance Requiring Employers to Provide Paid Sick Leave

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) New Jersey

Source Jersey City Municipal Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health

This ordinance states that businesses operating in Jersey City with 10 or more employees must provide up to five paid sick days to their employees each year. ...

Cuyahoga Ordinance O2014-00 Establishing the Economic Inclusion Program

Type Ordinance

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) Ohio

Source City Council Of Cuyahoga County

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance establishes the Economic Inclusion Program, which sets aspirational goals for women and minority owned businesses, and holds set-aside contracts for race and gender-neutral small businesses. It outlines the various components of the program and discusses how it will...

2020 Seattle Emergency Order Supporting Restaurants During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Type Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town, Other

State(s) Washington

Source City of Seattle

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Food

This emergency order capped third-party delivery platforms' commission fees to restaurants at 15% during the COVID-19 civil emergency. This legislation aimed to reduce the financial burden on restaurants during a difficult period for the industry. ...

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