Community Development

Community Development

Amazon was a top target for Atlanta’s Gulch. Now it’s entertainment, hotels

It might have been the apex of the idea that Big Tech can revitalize cities. Seven years ago, Amazon.com Inc. launched a sweepstakes for

Florida

Florida business leaders look to boost economic development

A well-connected group of Florida business leaders thinks its members can help fill a void that opened last year when lawmakers broke

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Gallatin, Tenn.’s new economic development leader promises ‘selective’ recruiting

One of the fastest-growing cities in Tennessee has a new economic development chief. The board of the Gallatin Economic Development Agency promoted

Louisiana

Gov. Landry Signs Bill Transforming the State’s Approach to Economic Development and ‘Positioning Louisiana to Win’

BATON ROUGE, La. – Surrounded by legislators, economic development leaders and business stakeholders from around the state, Governor Jeff Landry signed legislation

Community Development

Williamson County, Tenn. preserves economic development funding, but expectations have changed

Nashville’s suburban headquarters hub will continue funding economic development. But priorities have changed, and even the county Republican Party isn’t happy about

Community Development

New venture focuses on pristine spring water in rural Alabama

MINERAL SPRINGS, Alabama — Governor Kay Ivey joined the leaders of Alabama Mineral Springs LLC to celebrate the company’s ambitious five-year project

Virginia

Troubled Southwest Virginia draws promise of help from Youngkin, lawmakers

RICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced plans for an economic development initiative in Southwest Virginia, a region still struggling with the loss

Kentucky

Local artisan saving treasures for Hadley Pottery, more (PHOTOS)

Sunlight filtered in through the curtainless windows of Juliet Ehrlich’s Louisville living room. Bas-relief sculptures and other of her creations filled her

Tourism

Report outlines roadmap for transforming Alabama’s Black Belt into leading ecotourism destination

Alabama’s Black Belt has all the ingredients to become a premier ecotourism destination, according to a report produced by a renowned ecotourism

Tennessee

Which states have the highest, least tax burden? See where Tennessee ranks

Residents in Tennessee are among the least burdened by taxes in the United States, according to a new report. Visual Capitalist, a

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