by mrbgroup | Feb 2, 2022 | Budget / Finance, Economic Development, Planning
Revised ARPA Regulations: Good News for Communities Last week’s publication by the US Treasury, “Final Rule for the State and Local Coronavirus Fiscal Recovery Fund,” brought welcome news to local government leaders in communities receiving less than $10 Million in...
by mrbgroup | Jan 25, 2022 | Economic Development, Planning, Podcast, Resources
View from the Top-Elected Officials’ Role in Economic Development Economic Development is a team sport, and a successful effort means every player executing well on their specific role. Mayors and other elected officials have a unique role in communicating...
by mrbgroup | Jan 6, 2022 | Economic Development, Planning, Podcast, Resources
Meet the SmarterLocalGov Team MRB Group has developed the SmarterLocalGov initiative to support communities around the U.S. with local government operations challenges, including those in administration, finance, planning, economic development, and public works. This...
by mrbgroup | Dec 17, 2021 | Economic Development, Planning, Podcast, Resources
What Do I Do With This?- Redeveloping Brownfields In this episode of Building Stronger Communities, SmarterLocalGov team members Matt Horn and Michael N’dolo sit down with Lisa Nagle of Elan Planning to talk about how local leaders can benefit from state and...
by mrbgroup | Dec 10, 2021 | Economic Development, Planning, Podcast, Resources
Ready to Win-Attracting Large-Scale Projects to Your Community In this Episode of Building Stronger Communities, SmarterLocalGov team members Michael N’Dolo, Heather Simmons Jones, and Matt Horn discuss how to attract large-scale projects to your community. ...
by mrbgroup | Jun 15, 2021 | Budget / Finance, Economic Development, Planning
Grants: Winning is the Beginning If you’ve done much work in local government management, you’ll recognize this scenario… You work 60+ hours per week for a month or two to get a great grant application together. You submit it (back in the day, this...