Building Shared Prosperity: How Communities Can Create Good Jobs for All

This Upjohn Institute study is an interim first-year report of the Institute’s “Promise: Investing in Community” initiative. The report presents strategies that rural areas as well as small and mid-sized cities might deploy to create shared prosperity. The strategies include investing in workers with education and training and investing in businesses through targeted incentives and direct funding assistance. The report includes a summary of best practices for place-based scholarships, workforce training, and support for small businesses, as well as guidance on how to integrate these best practices in an overall strategy drawn on local community assets.