Regional Business and Economics Newspaper
July 2000
Fully loaded
Local communities use of incentives to business, and the extent of competition among communities for new and expanding businesses.
Annual Reports
fedgazetteLocal Economic Development, Part II
- A toolbox of favors
A kitty of different business incentives gives local communities the wherewithal to close deals - Owners Manual: A Glossary of Incentive Tools
- Backed by popular demand
With subsidized interest rates, public loan programs abound but don't always deliver - A little help from uncle sammy
Opinion
- Winning battles, rather than the war, on economic development subsidies
Editorial - Letters to the editor: Incentives not all bad
Reader comments on economic development incentives.
Banking
- Ag bankers see improving conditions
In the midst of a mostly dour farm economy, ag bankers in the Ninth District are reporting improved financial conditions - Interest rate risk: What is it, why banks would want it, and how to evaluate it
District Data
- The 'big drink' a few swallows short
- The district economy continues to sail along
Mid-Year Ninth District Economic Forecast - District manufactured exports hold level in 1999
- District metropolitan economies surpass some countries
Gross Product by Country and Metropolitan Area
Special Maps and Charts
State Roundups
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