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The Greater Baton Rouge Economic Partnership was awarded the Mac Conway Award for Excellence in Economic Development for ...

The House plans to vote Wednesday on a $425.1 million economic development package that carries over some of Gov. Maura ...

This week, the Legislature's economic development committee released its own version of the bill, which includes money for ...

Minnesota’s first new mine in half a century is just weeks away from its expected opening on what may be one of the last ...

Missouri State University named Rachel Munday and Matt Curry to lead key economic development programs starting July 1.

Seattle’s new economic development director says the city is looking at options beyond expanding its JumpStart payroll tax.

The Trentonian’s Election Notebook is a collection of local political announcements and opinion pieces courtesy of the respective campaigns. To submit press releases, op-eds, letters, and photos, ...

Did you know that Austin, Texas, has two slogans? There’s the official slogan, “The Live Music Capital of the World.” Then there’s the slogan that has been adopted by residents, small businesses, ...