Sustainable Economic Development [Plus Bonus Content]

Dan Dowell of ABM shares long-term investment ideas local governments can make for their economies and quality of life. Plus bonus content: Victor Cardenas, ICMA-CM, assistant city manager, Novi, Michigan and Midwest VP, shares on the pulse of the region.

Episode 13 of the Voices in Local Government podcast, hosted by Joe Supervielle, Dan Dowell, Victor Cardenas, titled "Sustainable Economic Development [Plus Bonus Content]" was published on March 23, 2022 and runs 33 minutes.

March 23, 2022 ·33m · Voices in Local Government

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Dan Dowell of ABM shares long-term investment ideas local governments can make for their economies and quality of life. Plus bonus content: Victor Cardenas, ICMA-CM, assistant city manager, Novi, Michigan and Midwest VP, shares on the pulse of the region.

Episode Description

Dan Dowell of ABM shares long-term investment ideas local governments can make for their economies and quality of life. Plus bonus content: Victor Cardenas, ICMA-CM, assistant city manager, Novi, Michigan and Midwest VP, shares on the pulse of the region.

Dan Dowell discusses how recent local government funding can go beyond immediate fixes to focus on sustainable long-term investments, including:

Economic development
Infrastructure
K-12 support (other than teacher pay and curriculum debates)
Savings and sustainability through electric fleets and buildings

Then, Victor Cardenas gives the pulse of ICMA's Midwest region ahead of in-person regional events. (22:03).

This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, ABM.

Resources:

Download ABM's Stimulus Solutions Guide

ICMA Economic Development

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