Economic development planners in New York, NY seem to have stumbled onto just the right solution to kick-start the Big Apple economy – a huge public-private project that creates massive infrastructure and jobs and makes NYC more competitive globally.
On Nov 8, 2011, former President Bill Clinton’s new book about putting America “Back to Work” hit the stands. The book, titled “Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy” reflects on the economic crisis, specific policy recommendations for creating jobs, and a strong defense of government spending for economic development.
The company called Caterpillar has recently announced that they will be purchasing 46 acres of land in the Tejon Ranch Center which is located in Kern County.
The Nordstrom clothing and retail Company has announced the location of a brand new Nordstrom Rack which will be located at the Carmel Plaza in the city of San Diego.
The city of Laurel which is located in Maryland has recently received a designation for a sustainable community from the Department of Development and Housing.
The CEO of Winston Energy who is Winston Chung had donated nearly 10 million dollars to the University of California, Riverside and provided a brand new ion battery.
As Iowa’s oldest city, Dubuque, IA has a lot of nerve trying to reboot as Dubuque 2.0 by developing a model of sustainable development based on real-time data fed directly from IBM’s servers to individuals in the community. Surprising thing, though, is that the pilot project seems to be doing quite well.
The Mount Olive Lutheran Church which is located in the state of Minnesota is planning on allowing a new site construction.
The automobile company Ford is pushing towards the continued development of cars that are energy efficient and do not leave a carbon footprint on the world.
While the economy seems extremely pessimistic and gloomy, the region of the Boston Seaport and the Kendall Square in Cambridge is thriving as various investments are pouring in to fund various projects within the region.