Category Archives: Economic Development

Invest in Virginia Workers, Not Corporate Subsidies

Posted on January 18, 2017 by matt ohern

The Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP), once one of the most respected economic development teams in the country, has been taking it on the chin. A year ago, a Chinese company bilked the partnership for a $1.4 million incentive payment … Continue reading →

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Chart of Today: Shrinking Workforce

Posted on November 9, 2016 by matt ohern

This chart, published by Hamilton Lombard on the StatChat blog, shows how the working-age population of the United States has begun shrinking in much of the United States. While metropolitan areas still experience a growing workforce as they suck up … Continue reading →

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Virginia’s Economy Needs a Real Boost

Posted on July 20, 2016 by matt ohern

Government bad news is oftentimes released late on a Friday afternoon when the taxpayers and voters are least likely to be paying attention. Late on Friday afternoon, July 8, after most folks were heading home or starting their vacations, the … Continue reading →

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How Virginia Might Build on the Rise of Education Capitalism

Posted on March 30, 2016 by matt ohern

The past twenty years have brought significant growth to Northern Virginia and the Tidewater area, but there have been significant costs. The state’s economic portfolio is too heavily weighted toward government spending. No state can call itself diversified when one-fifth … Continue reading →

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Myths and Causes of Income Inequality

Posted on March 30, 2016 by matt ohern

New York Times economics analyst Eduardo Porter recently penned two columns about income inequality in which he claimed that the “job market is not working to distribute wealth” and “has lost much of its power to deliver income gains to working families” over … Continue reading →

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