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...
by mrbgroup | Mar 26, 2021 | Economic Development, Planning, Podcast, Resources
What is Shaping Business Recruitment in your Community? In this episode of Building Stronger Communities, SmarterLocalGov team members Michael N’dolo and Matt Horn discuss the factors that shape business recruitment in a community. Do you ever wonder why Target...
by mrbgroup | Feb 4, 2021 | Budget / Finance, Economic Development, Podcast, Resources
How am I Going to Fund This? — The Basics of Grants Communities across the country consistently face funding gaps when pursuing priority projects. Grant funding can be a boost to a community and its priorities, but they aren’t always easy to win, and once you...