Research and Resources

The National League of Cities (NLC) is an organization comprised of city, town and village leaders that are focused on improving the quality of life

Lessons Learned Seven themes emerged from stories in Small Towns, Big Ideas. These themes are offered as take-away lessons for other communities hoping to learn

Since 1977, Chief Executive has been the independent voice of the CEO community, helping America’s business leaders tackle their most pressing issues and plan for future growth.

CEOs have become pretty set in their perceptions of the business climate in many states, especially those on the east and west coasts. But there’s

A leading international marketing agency for more than 60 years, DCI is a full-service and highly specialized marketing firm with expertise in economic development, tourism

Due to a perfect storm of demographic and labor force conditions, “talent attraction” has become a common term, no longer used only by human resources

Heartland Forward is a think and do tank and resource for states and local communities in the middle of the country. We do this by

The Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking aims to inspire public, private, and civic sector leaders to make transformative place investments

Placemaking.Education is a collaboration between Town Team Movemen PlacemakingX. Over 2,700 people from 102 countries have taken a course or downloaded a resource since it launched in 2022. Our purpose

Economic growth in the United States in the 21st century has concentrated in fewermetropolitan areas that account for a disproportionate share of jobs, research anddevelopment

COVID-19 created unique challenges and opportunities for America’s micropolitan areas—towns with 10,000 to 50,000 residents and the outlying areas with close economic ties to those