Regional Inclusive Growth Network

In September 2023, Brookings Metro and the Center for Economic Inclusion launched the : Regional Inclusive Growth Network. We can’t wait to both learn from and inform the work of Growth Intermediaries eight regions regions that strive to advance greater economic and racial inclusion in their communities.

Together, we will engage in a suite of activities to advance the following objectives:

1. Support the conditions for inclusive economic growth by connecting Growth Intermediary leaders to national experts, strategic frameworks, and actionable data that clearly links economic and racial inclusion and regional economic performance.

2. Help Growth Intermediary leaders further develop their civic role by codifying and sharing case studies of how Growth Intermediaries are embedding economic and racial inclusion, including place-based approaches, into their goals, missions, practices, and strategic investments.

3. Catalyze private sector change by helping Growth Intermediaries work with regional employers to complete a Racial Equity Dividends Index that assesses inclusive business practices across seven key domains—including leadership, hiring, culture, and procurement—and in doing so provide a roadmap for new private sector interventions in regional inclusive growth strategies.