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This article discusses the concept of triple bottom line (TBL) and its relevance to economic development. It tackles the focus of the concept on the economic, environmental and social value of an investment, motivations for addressing triple bottom line performance, ways that development investment can yield triple bottom line impact, and examples of the use of TBL approaches in rural, urban and sub-urban communities in the U.S.

The article reports on the technology-guided economic development which has the trend to focus on methods and exercises for commercializing university-based research. It discusses that regions can also have a technology mismatch. It infers that Southeastern Wisconsin is just one of the many United States regions with a grown manufacturing base ill-prepared to formulate early phase, basic research. It also infers that the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation (CATI) formulated a unique technology-led economic development scheme that leverages late-stage, applied research from private industry as a tool for regional entrepreneurial and small business expansion.

The article illustrates how economic development strategy and business attraction targeting have been changing over time and how new analysis tools are enabling economic developers to become more sophisticated in their identification and refinement of feasible target strategies in the U.S. It focuses on the use of the local economic assessment package (LEAP) approach to economic development evaluation to exemplify how it can be applied. It is emphasized that the LEAP approach involves three steps such as economic assessment, targeting diagnostics and policy analysis.

Focuses on workforce placement and training system in the U.S. Complicatiosn in the federal workforce system; Building effective workforce and economic development partnerships; Coordination of supply and demand. INSETS: Case in Point: The Difficulty of Matching Supply and Demand;Finding the Niche: Helping Washington State Manufactuerers....

Focuses on the power of information in economic development in the U.S. Opportunities that inner cities offer for retailers, financial institutions, real estate developers and other businesses. INSETS: San Antonio;Supermarket: Gary, Indiana;Home Improvement Retailer: Chicago, Illinois.

This section offers news briefs on economic development in the U.S. as of July 1, 2014. The 2014 White House Forum on Economic Development was held in Washington, D.C. The annual retreat of the Economic Development Research Partners was held at the Edward Lowe Foundation in Cassopolis, Missouri. The International Economic Development Council has announced the accreditation of the City of Saint Charles Economic Development Department as its Accredited Economic Development Organization member.

The article offers news briefs related to the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) as of January 1, 2013. A research report has been launched by the Economic Development Research Partners (EDRP) Program at the 2013 Leadership Summit in Orlando, Florida. The 2013 Disaster Preparedness and Economic Recovery Webinar Series launched by IEDC. The U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has granted IEDC with 2.1 million dollar.

The article presents information on the efforts of International Economic Development Council (IEDC) to help communities assess their recovery needs and develop recovery strategies for dealing with economic impacts. It states that IEDC has conducted economic recovery needs assessments in 21 communities in various cities of U.S. It further states that two IEDC site visits were initially completed in mid and late July, while the remaining 19 teams visited the Gulf in August.

The article offers information on the educational courses offered for the fall of 2007 by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) in the U.S. It is stated that IEDC's education course offerings are the leading source of learning for economic development professionals at all levels. The courses provide a national perspective focusing on real-life experiences, best practices and tools that can be used in the community. The courses include the Managing Economic Development Organizations in Dallas, Texas in October 11-12, Economic Development Credit Analysis in St. Petersburg, Florida in October 22-24 and Economic Development Strategic Planning in Baltimore, Maryland in November 13-14.