Economic Development Toolkit

The National League of Cities (NLC) and the Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University are proud to announce a new partnership to assist local municipalities to better position themselves to attract and expand business investment and to support existing businesses. The Dukakis Center is creating a suite of practical tools and services, the first of which is the Economic Development Self Assessment Tool (EDSAT). Based on the success of the Dukakis Center's experience working with cities and towns throughout the northeast, EDSAT is being rolled out nationwide in partnership with the NLC.

Click here for more information about the Economic Development Self-Assessment Tool.

Practical Strategies for Attracting Local Investment

Working hard to attract industry and private investment?
Striving to relieve pressure on your residential and commercial property taxpayers?
Need to broaden and diversify your tax base?
Ready to focus your economic development activities?
Willing to share your experience with other communities?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then your municipality would benefit from EDSAT.

Member Communities

View the constantly-growing list of communities that participate in the self assessment; currently, there are over 70 communities!

What Folks are Saying

Read what city and town officials have said about their experiences with the Economic Development Self Assessment Tool.

Events

Learn about recent and upcoming events related to economic development and EDSAT.

EDSAT Presentation

Click the link above to view the intro presentation for the Economic Development Self Assessment Tool.