The governor defended the Buffalo Billion, saying that the ambitious
economic redevelopment program is bigger than those accused of corruption.
The Joliet City Council allocated $ 8 million for the park, part of a $ 55.3 million
economic redevelopment program approved last September.
Not exact matches
Realizing that strong inner - city neighborhoods are crucial to its regional
economic and social health, Indianapolis shifted the focus of its
redevelopment efforts from downtown to seven inner - city neighborhoods, and implemented a
program to train community leaders and pay for neighborhood coordinators.
The mayor announced «Syracuse Build,» an
economic program that would train local workers with the construction skills needed for building projects, including the
redevelopment of sections of the East Adams Neighborhood near the I - 81 viaduct.
Donnelly's view of
redevelopment as an «effective
economic development tool» is contradicted by overwhelming evidence that the corporate welfare
program fails to create jobs or stimulate local economies.