Author Archives: Nicole

Secret from 037: Executing A Corporate Diversity Strategy

This month’s podcast special guest is Tracye McDaniel, President at TIP Strategies and also this year’s Chair of the International Economic Development Council. She shares why it is so important to assist your local businesses in executing a corporate diversity … Read More

Impact DashBoard Update – June 2019

The latest feature releases for Impact DashBoard include several new incentive modeling options as well as a new summary report. Let’s dig in. New Community Summary Report The new Community Report option allows you to create a custom one-page infographic … Read More

037 – Economic Development Secrets – Tracye McDaniel, TIP Strategies

This month’s special guest is Tracye McDaniel, President at TIP Strategies. Tracye is a recognized trailblazer in the economic development and travel marketing industry. She has been a trusted advisor to CEOs, nonprofits, public organizations and private enterprises for more … Read More

Complete Video Demo of Impact DashBoard

Complete Video Demo of Impact DashBoard If you want a lot of information about Impact DashBoard or just need a quick refresher, we’ve got you covered. Watch the full series of videos to get a complete demo of Impact DashBoard or … Read More

Secret from 036: Utilizing Site Capacity Studies

This month, Rachel Ray, Economic Development Administrator for the City of Dublin, Ohio, shares with the audience about her work with Site Capacity Studies: We realized it was really important for us to have a clear understanding of what the … Read More

036 – Economic Development Secrets – Rachel Ray, Dublin, OH

This month’s special guest is Rachel Ray, Economic Development Administrator for Dublin, OH, a suburb on the northwest side of Columbus, Ohio. Rachel is responsible for administering the City’s business retention and expansion program, negotiating economic development agreements, and managing … Read More

Secret from 035: The Burleson Works Program

This month, Alex Philips, Economic Development Manager for the City of Burleson, shared information about their Burleson Works program: Burleson Works was kind of born from when we started a manufacturing and industrial alliance where we meet every three months … Read More

035 – Economic Development Secrets – Alex Philips, Burleson, TX

This month’s special guest is Alex Philips, Economic Development Manager for Burleson, TX. Alex has served the City of Burleson for eleven years, previously as the Economic Development Coordinator and Engineering Development Coordinator. The goal of his team is to … Read More

Secret from 033: Developing a Mutually Beneficial Incentive Package

This month, Amy Madison, Executive Director of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation, shared her economic development secrets with the audience. Among many helpful pieces of advice, Amy shares how she builds a mutually beneficial incentive package for both the company and … Read More

Impact DashBoard Update – March 2019

We have been hard at work completing a redesign of the Impact DashBoard platform and adding new features. Here’s a detailed explanation of what you’ll find in the new update, or scroll down to the bottom of the page and … Read More