The Westside Economic Alliance and the Portland Development Commission co-sponsored this study which examines what young adults in the 25 to 34 year-old age group want from cities and how well communities in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan region are positioned to compete for this group.

This document includes samples of percent for art ordinances from Atlanta, Georgia; Charlotte, North Carolina; King County, Washington; Los Angeles, California; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Phoenix, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; San Jose, California; and Tampa, Florida.

This document includes samples of legislation from Denver, Colorado - Scientific/Cultural Facilities District (SCFD); St. Paul, Minnesota; St. Louis, Missouri; Salt Lake City, Utah; the state of Pennsylvania; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Miami, Florida that allows for the arts to benefit from sales taxes.

This document includes samples of legislation from Austin, Texas; Boulder, Colorado; Chico, California; King County, Washington; Miami, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Palm Beach County, Florida; Portland, Oregon; San Francisco, California; San Jose, California; and St. Louis, Missouri that allows for the arts to benefit from lodging taxes.

The nonprofits in the sector provide an array of services that improve the quality of life for all of the county's citizens, either directly or indirectly. Organizations that help the needy, improve education and nurture a vibrant arts community create lasting benefits that make Alachua County a more desirable place to live, work and raise families.

Many states have created arts-based economic development strategies to support rural communities across the who are confronting economic development issues.

Dade County/Miami, Florida [population: 1,940,000] is one of the 33 communities, ranging in population from 8,500 to 2.5 million, included in this three-year study. The study used data from a total of 789 nonprofit arts organizations in all the communities to compile a national average. The study was designed to document nonprofit arts expenditures in a cross section of American communities and demonstrate the economic impact gained from investing in the arts.

Cities and States Get on the Creativity Train is the third in a series of nine articles on the Creative Economy.

Broward County/Fort Lauderdale, Florida [population: 1,300,000] is one of the 33 communities, ranging in population from 8,500 to 2.5 million, included in this three year study. The study examined data from 789 nonprofit organizations in order to compile a national average. The study was designed to document nonprofit arts expenditures in a cross section of American communities and demonstrate the economic impact gained from investing in the arts.

The Lake Wales Arts Council Strategic Plan details the Council's six primary goals and year-to-year plan for implementation and expansion as well as the vision and mission of the organization.

Abstracted from Economic Impact of the Nonprofit Arts on Orange County prepared by Orange County Business Committee for the Arts.