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Tax Breaks and Inequality: Enriching Billionaires and Low-Road Employers in the Name of Economic Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) All States

Source Good Jobs First

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Finance & Procurement

The intensification of economic inequality, one of the defining issues of our times, has many causes, ranging from the weakening of labor unions to the decimation of inheritance taxes. This report argues that another factor belongs on the list: subsidies given by state and local governments...

Closing the Funding and Opportunity Gaps for Women and Minority-Owned Business

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source American Sustainable Business Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement

This report outlines the unique barriers facing women and minority-owned businesses. It also outlines policy solutions for closing the funding gap for women and minority-owned businesses....

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...

The Economic Impact of the Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Programs on the State of California

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level County

State(s) California

Source California State University

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

This report assesses the economic impact of the state government contracting with small businesses (SBs) and disabled veteran business enterprises (DVBEs). It finds that these contracts created significant economic benefits including job creation, higher net gross state product (GSP),...

Energizing Prosperity: Renewable Energy and Re-Industrialization

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

This report evaluates in detail the renewable energy laws of Nevada and Michigan, discusses the progress made, missed opportunities, and bad implementation. It also discusses the threats that climate change and de-industrialization as an economic development pose against energy security...

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...

Cities and the Innovation Economy: Perceptions of Local Leaders

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Data & Technology

This report outlines the results of the National League of Cities' (NLC's) "Local Economic Conditions" survey, which examines cities' relationships with "sharing economy" companies (i.e. Uber, Lyft, Airbnb), their level of support for these companies, the benefits and concerns associated...

Supporting Entrepreneurs and Small Business

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Community Development, Finance & Procurement, Economic Justice

Local leaders recognize and often publicly tout the importance of a strong, growing entrepreneurial and small business community. Yet, when it comes to supporting entrepreneurs in practice, many local leaders are unsure how they can make a real impact. This tool kit examines the question:...

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...

2012 Alexandria Ordinance 3-3-31.1

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Virginia

Source Alexandria City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice

This ordinance establishes regulations regarding the required wage rate for public contracts. It stipulates that contractors must pay their employees, assigned to work on city-owned or controlled property, an hourly rate equal to the average poverty threshold for a family of four...

Metropolitan Business Plans: A New Approach to Economic Growth

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Brookings

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance

This policy brief explains how metropolitan business plans offer an innovative and equitable approach to economic development, particularly through market research, cost-benefit analysis, and investment in catalytic policies and products. It highlights three metropolitan regions that...

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...

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,...

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. ...

Poll Report: Small Business Owners' Views on Retirement Security

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source American Sustainable Business Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report, which contains the results of a scientific national phone survey of small business owners (2 to 99 employees) conducted in March 2013, is designed to inform policy discussions about retirement security and serve as a basis for evaluating proposals that address the needs...

Fracking in Carroll County, Ohio: An impact assessment

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town, County, Other Boards and Agencies, City or Town, School District

State(s) All States

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

This report evaluates the impact of shale industry development in Carroll County, Ohio and argues for policies that optimize the benefits and mitigate costs in the community. Recommendations include the increased taxation of the shale industry, the establishment of local task forces,...

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

Type Ordinance or Resolution

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"...

Minneapolis Title 16 Chapter 423 Small and Underutilized Business Enterprise Program

Type Ordinance or Resolution

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...

The Effects of Wal-Mart on Local Labor Markets

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2008

Level County

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Economic Justice

In response to a policy debate, this report finds that the opening of a Walmart store in a county leads to a reduction in county-level retail employment by approximately 150 workers, implying that each Walmart worker replaces around 1.4 retail workers, resulting in a 2.7 percent decrease...

Reconnecting Fort Wayne: Transportation Management Associations

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2007

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States, Indiana

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility, Community Development

This report discusses the potential for Transportation Management Associations (TMAs) to increase transportation choice locally; by promoting walking and cycling, implementing a universal pass program, managing parking pricing, and creating commuter services like ride-sharing and...

Taking Care of Business: An Evaluation of the Los Angeles Business Team

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2000

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Finance & Procurement

This report systematically evaluates the Los Angeles Business Team (LABT), a Mayoral initiative, and its effectiveness in creating an accountable decision-making process, quality job opportunities, allocating resources, and driving business growth in Los Angeles. The report offers...

$6.65 Billion: The Growing Cost of Pennsylvania’s Child Care Crisis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Council For a Strong America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

This report presents statistics on child care accessibility, affordability, and quality in Pennsylvania. It also outlines the social and economic consequences parents, employers, and taxpayers face due to inadequate child care services in the state. It concludes by identifying steps...

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