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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) and Tristram Hunt, a Labour member of the British House of Commons, were the featured speakers at a Brookings Institution event on the political future of majo…

Antoine van Agtmael and Fred Bakker talked about their book The Smartest Places on Earth: Why Rustbelts Are the Emerging Hotspots of Global Innovation, in which they examine the next hot spo…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, and others talked about the economy and jobs, and how cities across the U.S. were achievi…

Representative John Delaney (D-MD) spoke at a Brookings Institution event on infrastructure spending and ways to fund the maintenance of American roads, bridges, and public transportation. H…

Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley talked about their book, The Metropolitan Revolution: How Cities and Metros are Fixing Our Broken Politics and Fragile Economies, in which they argue that Ame…

Panelists talked about ways to strengthen the manufacturing sector. Some of their suggestions included improving negative attitudes toward manufacturing jobs, better education, and targeting…

Panelists talked about bolstering job growth in manufacturing industry. Topics included corporate tax rates, vocational education and internships, and the gap between workers' jobs skills an…

Panelists talked about technology and entrepreneurial activity in urban areas throughout the country. They talked about U.S. competitiveness, creating jobs, economic growth, and revitalizing…

Panelists talked about increasing U.S.advanced manufacturing and exports. This program was part of a Brookings Institution day-long discussion on U.S. economic growth through innovation.

General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt urged Congress and the White House to adopt a budget plan along the lines of the Simpson-Bowles deficit reduction package. He spoke at the start of a week-lo…

Panelists talked about ways to increase U.S. exports, the importance of tourism, and attracting business to U.S. cities. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Secretary of Commerce John Bryson talked about the competitiveness of the U.S. economy. He said the country is losing its global economic position, blaming short-term thinking by policy in p…

Panelists talked about their recommendations to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.

Panelists focused on the state of the energy industry, efforts to employ more “green” technology, and long-term economic strategies. They also responded to questions from the audience. This …

Bruce Katz talked about how candidates in many of the 37 races for governor this year are campaigning by advocating specific economic and job-creation policies that are less tailored to trad…

Scholars spoke about community development issues and programs and initiatives designed to provide economic relief, as well as to assist communities during the recession. They also answered …

Detroit area leaders talked about the state of the automobile industry, the economy, and creating jobs within the U.S. They also talked about an $800 billion program to assist communities us…

Administration officials, state leaders, and automobile industry representatives talked about the state of the automobile industry, the economy, and creating jobs within the U.S. They also t…

Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and the National League of Cities hosted a forum on city fiscal conditions, the responses being undertaken by creative mayors, and the implications for …

In a special session of the winter meeting of the National Governors Association, participants talked about infrastructure repair and improvement, potential economic benefits of infrastructu…