Economic Development

Metro centers generate more than 80 percent of the nation’s employment, income, and production of goods and services. They drive U.S. growth during good times, and their continued weakness has stalled the nation's recovery in this jobless economy.  As power has trickled from federal – down to state – and now to our metro centers . . . city and county government has become the key to starting any vehicle that travels the high road. Metro center leaders administer over our urban infrastructure, including parks, hospitals, airports and roads.

We've listed some of the freshest ideas in metro economic development in the red box to the right, and we've also listed some great ideas for protecting workers, keeping your community environmentally sustainable, and promoting an accountable fair local government.

There is a choice.  Start the journey.

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