Strong Places

Strong Places
Convening participants
Five Key Lessons for Five Core Groups Shaping Place-Based Policy
Research Highlights
Tim Bartik talking to Mike Horrigan
Video discussion: Tim Bartik on targeted policies for distressed communities
Timothy J. Bartik, Michael Horrigan
Kalamazoo Promise Data on tablet
Kalamazoo Promise Interactive Data Tool
Kathleen Bolter, Brad J. Hershbein, Alfonso Hernandez, Bridget Timmeney
US map with gears
The illustrated case for targeting local job creation on distressed labor markets
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Commentary & Analysis
Graduate in cap and gown
Six lessons for tuition-free college programs from the Columbus Promise
Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney, Kyle Huisman
Madison, Wisconsin skyline
The booming American cities of the 21st century are not just the ones you think
Woman points at building in a development model while others look on
What standards make sense for economic development tax incentives?
Aaron Sojourner in front of Minnesota building
Investments in early childhood pay off for economies, families, Aaron Sojourner writes
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Experts
Brad J. Hershbein
Senior Economist and Deputy Director of Research
Kathleen Bolter
Project Manager, Policies for Place Initiative
Michelle Miller-Adams
Senior Researcher
Timothy J. Bartik
Senior Economist
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Aaron Sojourner leans on a handrail in front of a stately institutional building
Aaron Sojourner testifies on adoption and kin guardianship incentives for Minnesota Legislature
A nurse in the foreground faces the camera with other hospital workers in the background
DACA program increases opportunity for immigrants while U.S.-born workers' earnings grow
Integrated circuit with child care floor map overlaid
Child Care for CHIPS: Will tying semiconductor incentives to child care help build the system we need?
Child at day-care center colors with crayons, crayons in foreground in focus
Child care research gets boost from Equitable Growth grant