Library
This site provides links to publications and resources that may be relevant to economic development for public and private stakeholders.
Publications
Community Renewal Publications
- Final Rule on Performance Standards for Utilization of Empowerment Zone Grant Funds
- Q&As on RC/EZ Tax Incentives
- Spotlight on Results: Capturing Successes in Renewal Communities and Empowerment Zones
- Transcript of Panel Discussion on New Markets Tax Credits
- PERMS Training Manual for EZ/EC Grantees (July 2002)
- PERMS User Guide for HUD Public Trust Officers (July 2002)
- Designation of Round III Empowerment Zones and Renewal Communities-Interim (Rule 24 CFR Part 599)
- Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000
U.S. Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Annual Summary
- Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Monthly Summary
- Updated News and Reports
- Economy at a Glance
GAO Reports
- The United States General Accounting Office
- Local Growth Issues - Federal Opportunities and Challenges
GAO/RCED-00-178; released September 6, 2000. Report requested by Senator Jim Jeffords (VT) and Senator Carl Levin (MI) - Survey of Local Growth Issues
GAO/RCED-00-272; September 2000
Results of GAO's survey of nearly 2,000 city and county governments.
Tax Incentive Publications:
- IRS Publication 954, Tax Incentives for Distressed Communities
- IRS Publication 4492, Information for Taxpayers Affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma
- Tax Tips for Accountants and Businesses in Renewal Communities
- Tax Tips for Accountants and Businesses in Empowerment Zones
- Tax Incentive Guide for Businesses in the Renewal Communities, Empowerment Zones, and Enterprise Communities - FY 2003
- Tax Incentives + Businesses = Jobs; A Marketing Primer on How to Entice Businesses to Renewal Communities, Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities
Webcasts
- Webcast on the $11 billion Renewal Community and Empowerment Zone Tax Incentives
- Broadcast on $19 Billion for Renewal Community, Empowerment Zone, and Gulf Zone Businesses
RESOURCES
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Other Resources
Department of Commerce
- Economic Development Assistance
- Minority Business Development Agency
- Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization