economic development

Rob Port January 7, 2020 0

We are stuck in a sort of arms race. Every year the pile of billions states and local communities offer...

Rob Port November 15, 2018 0

Amazon has been causing quite a stir with its announcement the building of a new, two-campus east coast headquarters to...

Rob Port February 10, 2017 0

When it comes to where we live, there are few things more exciting than an announcement of a new business coming...

Rob Port September 20, 2016 0

"I was amazed at how many incentives are on the books," state Rep. Jason Dockter told me yesterday during an...

Rob Port August 30, 2016 0

Last night Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig lost his push to rescind over $600,000 in property tax incentives granted to parcel delivery giant...

Rob Port July 26, 2016 0

"Lawmakers should ban incentives for companies that move from one North Dakota community to another—because when it comes to within-the-state...

Rob Port July 15, 2015 0

It seems that a cornerstone of modern economic thinking is the idea that local governments - counties, cities, states, etc....

Rob Port February 20, 2014 0

It is obvious to everybody that the state of North Dakota has a very healthy economy right now. Our unemployment...

Rob Port February 6, 2014 0

BISMARCK, N.D. — State economic development programs got one of the worst ratings in the nation, according to a new...

Rob Port January 8, 2014 0

"This town blocked a Walmart --- and it was a victory for economic liberty," read the headline for a Tim...