Resources Category: Economic Development

Cities can play an important role in creating a positive environment for economic development in their community. By preparing properly and ensuring…

In 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created the Brownfields Program to prevent, assess, clean up and reuse brownfields. Cleaning up and…

​Code of Iowa Chapter 427B allows cities to pass an ordinance establishing an industrial abatement to local property taxes for improving industrial real…

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) houses a wide variety of programs that aid local government efforts to enhance their community. From…