Government exists to support, yet many local and state governments believe they can create. This is true in good economic times when government is investing in growth and in bad economic times when government is cutting back, yet investing in recovery. Government is great at shining a bright light on things and using its bully pulpit to stimulate agendas, but it is terrible at investing in and creating new entrepreneurial activity. This is true at both the state level and the local level. However, if you work for city government or for the mayor’s office, and your title is Economic Development
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