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Tag: business development

Posted inPerspectives

Inequality is higher in some states like New York and Louisiana because of corporate welfare

by Joshua Jansa November 15, 2019November 15, 2019

The gap between rich and poor is at record levels in the U.S., yet it varies widely among the states. A political scientist explains why.

Posted inGovernment and Politics, Perspectives

Why states and cities should stop handing out billions in economic incentives to companies

by Nathan Jensen July 18, 2019July 18, 2019
Posted inGovernment and Politics

High turnover of aldermen stymies development in Chicago’s 7th Ward

by La Risa Lynch February 22, 2019February 24, 2019
Posted inEconomic Development

Target opens stores in younger, wealthier, white neighborhoods as it pulls out of South Side

by Josh McGhee and Jonah Newman November 20, 2018November 20, 2018
Posted inEconomic Development, Perspectives

Worker-owned co-ops: a model to build wealth for low-income communities in Chicago

by G. Sequane Lawrence May 31, 2018June 7, 2018
Posted inEconomic Development

Obama library heightens debate over promise and peril of development

by Curtis Lawrence November 8, 2017December 19, 2017
Posted inEconomic Development, Perspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Subsidizing Amazon won’t pay off for Illinois taxpayers

by Curtis Black October 12, 2017October 12, 2017
Posted inPerspectives, Perspectives: The Powers That Be

In tax giveaways to corporations like Amazon, Illinois loses

by Curtis Black September 7, 2017September 8, 2017
Posted inTransportation

Red Line extension aims to improve transit and development on the Far South Side

by La Risa Lynch October 31, 2016January 31, 2018
Posted inEconomic Development

In Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood, untapped economic opportunity

by Adeshina Emmanuel July 1, 2015February 22, 2019

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