The author explains that companies benefit from branding and that municipalities can benefit too if they adopt the private sector branding techniques...

A municipality’s land-use regulations, including floor-area ratio limits, minimum lot-size requirements, restrictions on accessory dwelling units

Focusing on community-based entrepreneurship is a change from the traditional economic development approach of wooing manufacturers and industries into a city.

Lyle Sumek, a featured presenter at the 2008 Texas Municipal League Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio, presents in this article the 5 major challenges facing city...