Community benefits from development

RISEP’s research in the area of community benefits from development looks at how publicly funded projects such as stadiums can be structured to provide the most benefits to local residents. Best value contracting, local hiring, apprenticeship programs, health benefits for workers, and using small and minority contractors are ways to make large public works projects not only important amenities but true engines of economic and workforce development. We also look at public opinion about development in South Florida and investigate economic development tax breaks given to private companies to see how these incentives measure up as a way of creating jobs.