Author Archives: Nicole

Secret from 024: Educating the Future Workforce

This month Kelly Kinsey Overby, Business Retention & Expansion Director for the Longview, TX EDC, shares information about a program that she created called Career Choices which educates students on career opportunities within their community. I created a program called … Read More

Annual TEA Webinar: What You Need to Know in 2018

New unemployment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics means new Targeted Employment Area (TEA) calculations for state agencies. What does all this mean for EB-5 projects seeking TEA designations in 2018? We held a webinar to discuss what these … Read More

024 – Economic Development Secrets – Kelly Overby, Longview EDC

This month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets features Kelly Kinsey Overby, Business Retention & Expansion Director for the Longview EDC. Ms. Overby joined the Longview Economic Development Corporation in June of 2007 as a talent recruiter presenting the “Career Choices … Read More

Secret from 023: Cultivating Entrepreneurs & Start-Ups

This month’s podcast episode features David Camerlengo, Trade and Investment Commissioner for North America for Queensland, Australia. David shares about their Hot DesQ program for start ups to have a cultivating environment. Check out the snippet below: There’s one program, which … Read More

023 – Economic Development Secrets – David Camerlengo, Queensland, Australia

This month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets features David Camerlengo, Trade and Investment Commissioner for North America for Queensland, Australia. Originally from Brisbane, Australia, David oversees the trade and investment portfolio across North America inclusive of the United States of … Read More

Secret from 022: Optimizing Your Business Community’s Web Presence

Tony Giovaniello, President of the Economic Development Corporation of Shasta County (Shasta EDC), joined us on this month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets. Tony discusses their recently executed Project Hometown, where his organization is encouraging and aiding all the businesses in … Read More

022 – Economic Development Secrets – Tony Giovaniello, Shasta EDC

This month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets features Tony Giovaniello, President of the Economic Development Corporation of Shasta County (Shasta EDC). In his 40+ year career, he has founded startups as well as held senior positions in multinational corporations. He … Read More

Secret from 021: Preparing for Economic Development’s Future

Carlton Schwab, President/CEO of the Texas Economic Development Council, joined us on this month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets, and shared what he believes is the future of economic development and how professionals need to grow and adapt with the … Read More

021 – Economic Development Secrets – Carlton Schwab, TEDC

This month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets features Carlton Schwab, President/CEO of the Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC). As the leader of a state advocacy group, Carlton shares a unique perspective on economic development at the state and local level … Read More

ROUNDUP: Impact DashBoard Confidential

A big thank you to everyone who was able to tune in to one or more of the webinars in our series, Impact DashBoard Confidential. During the webinar series, several Impact DashBoard users shared insights on how they use the online … Read More