Hurricane Country: How Charlotte County Leverages Land Use Tools to Boost Resilience
It took a hurricane for officials in Charlotte County, Fla. to realize that their antiquated, paper-based land use processes had...
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Category Archives: government technology
Call for Nominations – Accela Trendsetter Awards
State and local agencies elevating communities to be honored at Accela's 2019 Trendsetter Awards in Denver Accela is recognizing innovative...
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Top 7 Reasons to Get Excited About Accelarate 2019
In October, hundreds of city leaders and innovators from across the country will convene at Accela’s annual customer conference, Accelarate,...
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Customer Spotlight: High Point, N.C. Leverages SaaS to Improve Planning and Development
In High Point, N.C., a longtime hub of the U.S. furniture-making industry, city officials needed a better way to engage...
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Customer Spotlight: Mesa, Arizona Answers New Service Demands with Data
When Mesa, Ariz. decided to take its planning and building processes digital, city officials got more than they expected. They...
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Deschutes County: Advancing and Optimizing Services through Cloud Technologies
Aging systems, manual tasks and paper forms present formidable hurdles to responsible land-use, especially in fast-growing counties. While some struggle...
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With the Rise of Hemp, Regulators Look for New Tools
Finding solutions that simplify the licensing, inspection and oversight of hemp cultivation From California’s Silicon Valley, through the Midwest, and...
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Customer Spotlight: Tacoma Rethinks the Citizen Experience with Digital Permitting
In the city offices of Tacoma, Washington, hearing the community is all about “hearing the customer.” Speed, accessibility, efficiency, transparency,...
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Charlotte County Digitizes Disaster Recovery Services
PHOTO: The U.S. Coast Guard conducts an overflight assessment of Punta Gorda in Charlotte County, Florida in the wake of...
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The ‘Love My City’ Campaign Offers New Tools to Elevate City Services and Improve Policy Making
The National League of Cities and Accela’s #LoveMyCity campaign offers local leaders, citizens and changemakers best practices, policy resources and...
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