Tariffs, Timelines, and Smarter Staffing Strategies

By Joe DeRosa | Jul 23, 2025 | 2 min. read

Cities across the country are facing a new kind of permitting pressure. Construction costs are unpredictable. Timelines are shifting. Staff capacity i...

Community Development

Navigating Economic Change: A Perspective for City Leaders

By Joe DeRosa | 4 min. read

This article is part of From the President’s Desk, where I share reflections from the field, drawn from conversations with city leaders and the real-w...

Community Development

From Rochester to Reno: : How Two Cities Taught Me the Power of Reinvention

By Joe DeRosa | 5 min. read

I grew up in Rochester, New York, when it was still humming with the strength of American manufacturing. In the 1970s, it was a proud industrial city ...

Process Improvement, Permitting, Building Department

CommunityCore: SAFEbuilt’s Competitive Edge in Community Development

By Joe DeRosa | 3 min. read

CommunityCore: SAFEbuilt’s Competitive Edge in Community Development

Building Department, Community Development

Retirements Are Rising: Is Your City Ready?

By Joe DeRosa | 3 min. read

Across the country, cities and counties are facing a quiet but growing challenge: the “silver tsunami” of retirements sweeping through the public sect...