Richard Florida discusses how promise scholarships and other place-based strategies can grow good jobs for all

Submission statement: A new report from the W.E. Upjohn Institute lays out a guide for more effective place-based strategies aimed at inclusive economic development. It draws lessons from the Insitute’s Promise: Investing in Community initiative and reflects more than three decades of work by Upjohn researchers, notably the economist Timothy Bartik, one of the leading thinkers on business incentives, early childhood education, workforce development, and regional economic strategy. Link to Richard Florida article at CityLab: https://www.citylab.com/life/2019/03/place-based-policies-economic-development-kalamazoo/585694/?rd

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