City Government
Economic Development Projects: Reducing Risks and Increasing Chances for Success
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Depending on the type, size and scale of an economic development project, the local government… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Depending on the type, size and scale of an economic development project, the local government… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Formulating economic development strategies is not difficult. Executing economic development strategies is difficult. The good… ...
By Bill R. Shelton CEcD Placemaking as a community development tool has been around since Jane Jacobs’ groundbreaking 1961 book,… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Downtown revitalization strategies are highly dependent on upfront public investment to attract private investment and… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD “Becoming integrated in a community can make the difference between a store’s success and failure…… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD One of the most highly regarded objectives of most community’s development strategies is to “renew… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Lack of suitable sites for retail development is a major deterrent for many communities’ development… ...
Retail recruitment and retention play a vital role in a community’s economic development, but too often the process is frustratingly… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Why is it that some communities have a long history of economic development success and… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Historically, cities have marketed their communities to retailers and developers using statistics taken from census… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD In the site selection process, the traditional role that a community played involved reducing the… ...
Bill R. Shelton, CEcD The general economy is perking up, so why are so many retailers closing stores? Whether tenants… ...