This analysis uses Heartland Forward’s “Entrepreneurial Capacity Index,” a calculator designed to report on the economic progress across states afforded by entrepreneurship. The finding is that supporting entrepreneurs is essential for growing a state’s economy, especially given the ramifications of Covid-19.

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This analysis from Heartland Forward examines the 2021 IIJA and comes up with four key principles—stressing public investments, community involvement, regulations and standards, and economic growth—designed to ensure the money is being spent efficiently and in service of the communities the law is intended to help.

In this free virtual webinar, Heartland Forward partners with the FCC to offer information for frontline library staff on how they can empower patrons to participate in the Emergency Broadband Benefit program.

This resource provides some details on the Emergency Broadband Benefit program from the free virtual webinar given by Heartland Forward and the FCC. A recording of the webinar is also available in this resource library.

In this resource, the Heartland Foundation explains why it held a webinar for library staff to learn more about the FCC's Emergency Broadband Benefit program.