The experience of the National Resource Network (NRN) working in economically-challenged cities around the country underscored how critical state governments are to supporting economic turnaround and transformation in those cities.
Link to ResourceStates can provide more than direct financial resources to struggling cities – they can encourage cities to be better fiscal planners, boost municipalities’ operational capacity, and create the conditions for new economic development. Particularly given ever diverging economic trends between high-growth and economically-challenged cities, state assistance may be more important than ever.
