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Broad Drop in State Unemployment

Unemployment declined in April in 40 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rates rose in three states and remained steady in the remaining seven states. States with the highest job growth were Texas, New York and Florida. More

State Budget Update: Spring 2013

States continue to move along a familiar path of slow and steady growth as the four-year anniversary of the official end of the Great Recession approaches, according to NCSL's newly released report, “State Budget Update: Spring 2013.” More
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!Measuring Economic Development: The Innovation IndexArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/18/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1278312783An alternative approach to gauging state economic health.
![Small Business] Revolving Loan Funds for Small Business DevelopmentArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/1/2006 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1834418344Self-perpetuating funds providing capital to start-up small businesses. (LegisBrief)
![Small Business] Microenterprise DevelopmentArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1834318343Business assistance and lending to micro business. (LegisBrief)
A Healthy Profit SL MagazineArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters3/15/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2595625956Read this story from State Legislatures Magazine to learn about a new kind of business that is redefining the private role in addressing social problems.
[Minority Business] MBE Certification ProgramsReports10/16/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1280312803State programs for certification of minority-owned businesses.
2010 State Job Creation InitiativesBill Summaries/ Databases5/11/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2024720247Information on job creation initiatives undertaken by the states in 2010.
USTR Export PromotionLetters/Testimony3/3/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1985319853Letter to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk Regarding Export Promotion
Letter to US Department of Commerce Regarding Export PromotionLetters/Testimony3/3/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1985619856Letter to US Department of Commerce Regarding Export Promotion
Evaluating Enterprise ZonesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/26/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1280612806Further analysis on the effectiveness of enterprise zones in encouraging growth.
State Legislatures Magazine: Why China Matters, February 2008Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/16/2008 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1276012760State Legislatures Magazine
Enterprise Zones: Development for Distressed CommunitiesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/1/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1834018340Special economic zones in the states. (LegisBrief)
Enterprise Zone Statistics (Zoning in on Distressed Communities)Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters5/1/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1834118341Quick takes on how many states have enterprise zones, and how many zones have been authorized.
[Rural] Rural Development Legislation, 2004Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/1/2005 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1834618346State actions to spur growth in rural areas in 2004. (LegisBrief)
[Minority Business] Minority-Owned Business DevelopmentArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters6/1/2004 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1834218342Direct and indirect state encouragement of iminority business growth. (LegisBrief)
[Rural] States Bring Rural Issues Into Focus, 2003Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters10/1/2003 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1834718347How states worked to encourage growth in rural communities in 2003. (LegisBrief)
Financing Professional Sports FacilitiesArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/1/1997 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1848518485Public financing of stadiums. (LegisBrief)
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