Center for Economic Development
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Announcements

Newly Published: Maps of areas with approved Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies and Maps showing cities and counties eligible for EDA funding.

Newly Published: Community Networks: Uses, Benefits, Set-up, and Design
This report highlights the use of information technology for community networking.

Newly Published: Leveraging Private Investment Capital for Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment
This report uses hypothetical case study to illustrate how public funds for brownfields assessment and remediation can be used to leverage private investment capital to cleanup and redevelop "market-failure" brownfield sites.

The National Center for Eco-Industrial Development, has recently published the Eco-Industrial Development Workbook. Click here to learn more about sustainable industrial expansion and how it can assist the economic development efforts of your community.

The USC Community Outreach Partnership Center (COPC) is currently working on seven projects in the Los Angeles Empowerment Zone. The Center for Economic Development, the busines Expansion Network (USC BEN), and the Multimedia University Academy are working with Community partners to empower local residents. Click here to learn more about these projects.