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The Impact of Urban Renewal on Local Business and Economy
An overview of how urban renewal changes the operating climate for existing firms, from construction disruption and foot traffic to rents and local revenue.
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Local Business and Revenue
How renewal affects existing firms, entrepreneurs and local tax revenue.
The Impact of Urban Development on Local Economies
How new development, as distinct from renewal of older areas, can change local spending, land values and employment, and why the effects are uneven.
The Impact of Urban Renewal on Local Business and Entrepreneurship
A look at the programs and conditions that help new ventures start in renewing areas, from affordable space and small loans to permitting and mentoring.
The Impact of Urban Renewal on Local Businesses and Entrepreneurs
The viewpoint of existing owners and founders: coping with construction disruption, deciding whether to relocate, and facing rising rents when an area is renewed.
The Impact of Urban Renewal on Local Businesses and Entrepreneurship
How clusters of suppliers, customers and peers form or break up as an area changes, and why a business ecosystem is more than a row of storefronts.
The Impact of Urban Renewal on Local Businesses: A Case Study
A labeled hypothetical composite follows four shops through a renewal project and shows the factors that usually decide which businesses stay.
The Impact of Urban Renewal on Local Tax Bases and Revenue Streams
The kinds of local revenue that renewal can change, including property, sales and fees, and why gains often arrive years after the public spending.
The Impact of Urban Renewal on Local Tax Revenues: A Case Study
A hypothetical example with simple, hand-checked numbers shows how a city might compare added tax revenue with debt payments, service costs and incentives.
Urban Renewal and Economic Development: How Cities Can Attract New Businesses
What makes an area attractive to new firms, including space, access, permitting and talent, and the risk that success prices out the businesses already there.
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