Mark Lautman, President at Lautman Economic Architecture, joined us on this month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets where he shared with us methods of creating economic base jobs. Check out the snippet below. In other words, we’ve included all of … Read More
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020 – Economic Development Secrets – Mark Lautman, Lautman Economic Architecture
This month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets highlights Mark Lautman, Principal of Lautman Economic Architecture. During his 35 year career as a professional economic developer, Mark Lautman designed and managed four job creation programs: Grants, Rio Rancho, Santa Teresa, and … Read More

019 – Economic Development Secrets – Highlights From 2017
In this special episode of Economic Development Secrets, we discuss highlights from this year’s podcast episodes. We will cover current trends in the economic development field and discuss some of the top tips shared by our special guests. 2017 Economic … Read More

Secret from 018: Analyzing Smaller Communities Without Big Data
Nathan Tafoya, Executive Director of the Lamesa Economic Development Corporation, shares economic development strategy in comparing large and small communities. He also suggests some ways in which smaller communities can be analyzed when big research fails to expose their whole … Read More

018 – Economic Development Secrets – Nathan Tafoya, Lamesa, TX EDC
This episode of Economic Development Secrets features Nathan Tafoya. Nathan is an economic development professional celebrating 10 years in economic development. He currently resides in West Texas as the Executive Director for the Lamesa Economic Development Corporation and the Lamesa … Read More

Secret from 017: Analyzing Your Local Economy
Jenny Philip, Director of Research at the Greater Houston Partnership, shared with Economic Development Secrets listeners how her team analyzes their local economy and what outlets they use to collect the necessary research. We analyze a multitude of indicators. This … Read More

017- Economic Development Secrets – Jenny Philip, Greater Houston Partnership
Jenny Philip is a Regional Economist and Director of Research at the Greater Houston Partnership. She studies Houston’s economic trends in areas such as employment, energy, real estate, and international trade. Jenny also contributes to the monthly publication of the … Read More

Secret from 016: Bi-State Economic Development
Michael Collins, President and CEO of Port KC, manages economic development efforts in Kansas City, which has two states within the city limits. Conducting bi-state economic development can be tricky, so Michael shares some of the trials and triumphs that … Read More

016 – Economic Development Secrets – Michael Collins, Port KC
This month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets features Michael Collins, President and CEO of Port KC. In this capacity he is responsible for the strategic direction, organizational leadership and sustainability of the public interest development organization. Michael currently oversees the … Read More