Governance
CLEARWATER FALLS, OKLAHOMA — City leadership directed the Clearwater Falls economic development department Tuesday to sharpen its focus by concentrating exclusively on business recruitment, existing industry, downtown development, housing, retail, workforce, tourism…
September 29, 2026
Governance
HARVESTON, IOWA — Economic Development Director Laura Bennett confirmed Tuesday that the Harveston Economic Development Board has formally adopted two simultaneous expectations for staff communication: keep the board fully informed at…
September 22, 2026
Governance
RIDGEFIELD, MISSOURI — After spending six months implementing the exact strategy approved unanimously by the Ridgefield Economic Development Board, Executive Director Hannah Price learned Tuesday that the board would now prefer…
September 4, 2026
Governance
FORWARD JUNCTION, KANSAS — The Executive Committee of the Forward Junction Economic Development Partnership voted unanimously Tuesday to form a new committee charged with evaluating whether the organization currently has too many…
July 21, 2026
Governance
GREEN HOLLOW, PENNSYLVANIA — A small rural community in the Southeast officially declared itself “the next major logistics hub of the American South” this week despite lacking direct interstate access, freight rail…
June 26, 2026
Governance
BROOKFIELD, TENNESSEE — The monthly Economic Development Board meeting began Monday morning the same way it has for the past seven years, with Board Chair Denise Callahan leaning back in her…
June 5, 2026
Governance
HARBOR POINT, FLORIDA — In a move described by city leadership as “a natural fit” and by everyone else as “a cry for help,” the City Council voted Tuesday night to officially…
May 19, 2026
Governance
BIG MULE, TEXAS — Moments after learning a major industrial prospect selected another state for its $1.1 billion manufacturing facility, the entire Economic Development Board instantly transformed into a room full of…
April 28, 2026
Governance
LAKEWOOD, SOUTH DAKOTA — After two full days of strategic planning, personality assessments, catered lunches from a board member's restaurant, and carefully-facilitated trust-building exercises, the Regional Economic Development Partnership emerged from its…
April 7, 2026
Governance
DUCK BLIND, ARKANSAS — Community leaders gathered this week at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Room B for a two-day strategic planning retreat that experts are already calling “one of the most…
March 17, 2026
Governance
BROOKHAVEN, LOUISIANA — During a three-hour strategic visioning workshop Thursday afternoon, a nationally-known consultant courageously proposed that several local organizations with decades of unresolved tension should “work together more intentionally.”
February 24, 2026
Governance
PINE HOLLOW, OKLAHOMA — Standing behind a podium covered in banners promoting accountability, openness, and citizen engagement, Mayor Randall Whitmore proudly announced what he called "a bold new era of transparency" moments…
January 30, 2026
Governance
WEXFORD, ARKANSAS — Local official says decision should be based on facts, preferably facts that arrive at the conclusion he reached last month.
January 16, 2026
Governance
MAPLE CROSSING, INDIANA — Executive director empowered to shape the community’s economic future, provided no individual expense exceeds the emotional comfort level of the finance committee.
January 2, 2026
Governance
HOLLISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA — Two-day strategic session produces renewed commitment to revisit, reconsider, and potentially re-discuss items already approved last quarter.
December 12, 2025
