by The Laberge Group | Jun 15, 2015 | Economic Development, Planning, Published Articles
“If you build it, they will come.” That may have been true of a baseball diamond carved our of an Iowa cornfield in the 1989 movie The Field of Dreams, but the concept is not necessarily applicable to Downtown Revitalization. As we move towards improving...
by The Laberge Group | Jun 15, 2015 | Economic Development, Planning, Published Articles
Part of this historically higher rate of taxation is due to the fact that New York has many more local governments and agencies than most states. In fact, New York has over 10 percent of its working population occupying local government positions, compared to the...
by The Laberge Group | Jun 15, 2015 | Local Government Efficiency, Published Articles
Whether you are an individual or a municipality, you are never alone. If you are experiencing a problem, it is likely that someone else is working to cope with the same troublesome issue. This was exactly the case in Hamilton County, where the roads are long and the...
by The Laberge Group | Jun 15, 2015 | Published Articles
While farms often conjure up images of bucolic beauty, they are also businesses that support the local economy and provide jobs. In fact, the agricultural industry is a significant economic engine in New York State that is producing new entrepreneurs and innovative...
by The Laberge Group | Jun 15, 2015 | Grants and Funding, Published Articles
Accessing State Funds In the recent economy, municipal leaders are finding themselves in a struggle to balance budgets, fund improvements, and still provide the high-quality services that taxpayers demand. As a result, municipal leaders are often teased (or tormented)...
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