Economic Development

Helping existing businesses to grow within our local community is a primary objective of economic development efforts. That effort requires advance planning that takes into consideration the lifestyle and needs of the community while sustaining an environment that encourages the business investment that fuels our tax base and funds many of the services citizens now enjoy.

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Economic Development Policy

The City of Lawrence adopted a revised Economic Development Policy via Resolution No. 7184 at the December 20, 2016 City Commission meeting. This policy became effective on January 15, 2017 and governs the use of economic development incentives in the City, providing general policy standards and information on the use of industrial revenue bonds (IRB), property tax abatements, neighborhood revitalization areas (NRA), tax increment financing (TIF), transportation development districts (TDD), and community improvement districts (CID).

Affordable Housing Eligibility

2017 Affordable Housing Eligibility

Forms

Committee

Public Incentives Review Committee

Annual Reports: Economic Development Support

Residential Lot Inventory

2016 Residential Lot Inventory
2015 Residential Lot Inventory
2014 Residential Lot Inventory
2013 Residential Lot Inventory (PDF)
2012 Residential Lot Inventory (PDF)
Data incorporated in the 2012 report was recently refined to include additional criteria and data parameters , allowing for more accurate inventory data. Data from this report should not be compared with inventory data from previous reports, which were defined using different parameters.

Wage Floor

2017 Wage Floor (PDF)

Retail Analysis (PDF)

Demographics and Economic Data

Local Economic Profile (PDF, 1.5 MB)