Municipal Enterprise

AMERICAN PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATION
2301 M St., NW
Washington, DC 20037
T 202-467-2900
F 202-467-2910
www.appanet.org
The American Public Power Association is the trade association for publicly owned electric utilities. APPA serves to help keep publicly owned utilities competitive in today’s market through a variety publications, networking, and information services.

THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION
Metropolitan Policy
1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 200036
T 202-797-6139
F 202-797-2964
urbancenter@brookings.org
www.brookings.edu/metro
The Metropolitan Policy Program at The Brookings Institutions publishes a wide variety of studies on community development issues including land use and transportation issues.

CENTER FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL POLICY
343 Holmes Hall, Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115
www.curp.neu.edu
Founded in 1999, the center focuses on a wide range of issues dealing with cities, including research and advocacy work relating to transit-oriented development.

FREE PRESS: Community Internet Campaign
100 Main St.
P.O. Box 28
Northampton, MA 01061
T 866-666-1533
F 413-585-8904
info@freepress.net
www.freepress.net/communityinternet
Free Press is a national organization working to generate policies that will produce a public interest-oriented media system with a strong nonprofit and noncommercial sector. Its Community Broadband campaign website has a map showing municipally-owned networks across the country and links to information about related federal, state, and local legislative campaigns.

GLASGOW ELECTRIC PLANT BOARD
P.O. Box 1809
Glasgow, KY 42142
T 270-651-8341
F 270-651-7572
wray@glasgow-ky.com
www.glasgowepb.net
The Glasgow Electric Plant Board governs the municipally owned power company in Glasgow, Kentucky. The service division provides consulting services and viability studies to those communities interested in starting a municipally owned utility, the acquisition of a privately operated facility, or the diversification of existing services.

GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION
203 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2700
Chicago, IL 60601
T 312-977-9700
Inquiry@gfoa.org
www.gfoa.org
The Government Finance Officers Association is a trade association of government finance officers in Canada and the United States. The association has published articles both in favor and against city ownership of hotels in its trade publication, Government Finance Review.

INTERNATIONAL CITY/COUNTY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
777 North Capitol St., NE, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20002
T 202-289-4262
F 202-962-3500
www.icma.org
The International City/County Management Association is a professional and educational organization that represents local government administrators throughout the U.S. and the world. Membership services include policy research and analysis, networking, workshops and symposiums, as well as online research services.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
734 15th Street NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20005
T 202-223-7800
F 202-223-4745
www.iedconline.org
Established via a merger of the Council of Urban Economic Development (CUED) and the American Economic Development Association (AEDC), the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) is a large membership organization for economic and community development professionals. It provides resources such as information, research, and technical assistance to local development specialists in both the public and private sectors.

LINCOLN INSTITUTE OF LAND POLICY
113 Brattle St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
T 617-661-3016
F 617-661-7235
help@lincolninst.edu
www.lincolninst.edu
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy is a nonprofit educational organization that provides research, analysis, and education in the areas of land taxation, land markets, and land as common property.

NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES
1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 550
Washington, DC 20004
T 202-626-3000
F 202-626-3043
www.nlc.org
The National League of Cities was founded in 1924 as a representative organization for America’s cities. The NLC has since expanded to include over 18,000 municipal members. Through a variety of programs NLC works to educate and assist both government officials and public servants in their capacity as policymakers.

U.S. CONFERENCE OF MAYORS
1620 I Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
T 202-293-7330
F 202-293-2352
info@usmayors.org
www.usmayors.org
As the official organization of cities with over 30,000 members, The Conference of U.S. Mayors contributes to the development of national urban policy. At U.S. Mayors’ conferences, the respective mayors represent each of the more than 1,000 member-municipalities. In adopting policy positions, the Conference helps make federal officials aware of the concerns and needs of urban areas.