New Study Reveals Unprecedented Collapse of New Business Formation During the Economic Recovery
Economic Innovation Group Report Shows Major Shifts in Business and Employment Growth Over the Past Three Recoveries Washington, D.C. – The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) today released a report entitled, “The New Map of Economic Growth and Recovery,” which examines how new business formation and job creation in the current economic recovery stacks up to…
Read moreThe Economic Innovation Group Applauds Introduction of the “Investing in Opportunity Act”
Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislators Offer Innovative Plan to Kickstart Revitalization of Economically Distressed Communities Across the Country Washington, D.C. – Today, the Economic Innovation Group (EIG) welcomed the introduction of the Investing in Opportunity Act, a place-based solution to America’s growing economic opportunity gap, one of the most pressing economic issues of our time. Introduced by…
Read moreOver 50 Million Americans Live In Economically Distressed Communities
Economic Innovation Group Launches The Distressed Communities Index, A New Analysis of Economic Well-Being and Spatial Inequality Washington, D.C. – The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) today launched the Distressed Communities Index (DCI), an interactive heat map and analysis for identifying, visualizing, and evaluating economic prosperity and distress spanning nearly every community throughout the country. The…
Read moreEconomic Innovation Group Names Leading Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Experts to New Policy Council
Advisory Group Will Aid EIG Efforts to Forge a More Dynamic American Economy Washington, D.C. – The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) today announced the formation of a new Policy Council, an external advisory group comprised of leading experts and practitioners with deep public and private sector experience related to economic development, entrepreneurship, and public policy….
Read moreEconomic Innovation Group Welcomes Four Members to Growing Team
Washington, D.C. (December 1, 2015) – The Economic Innovation Group (EIG) announced four new additions to its team that will enhance the organization’s capabilities across public affairs, policy development, partnerships, and government relations. These new positions strengthen EIG’s ability to influence the economic debate in DC and develop data-driven policy proposals to tackle America’s pressing…
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