If you’ve been following our blog or listening Economic Development Secrets, you know we’ve been talking about strategic plans. As Steve Jenkins points out, economic development strategic plans are likely outdated the day your board signs off on it. So … Read More
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ED Secret From 002: Diversifying Your Economy
During last month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets, we asked Steve Jenkins, President of the Fond du Lac County Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, what challenges he was facing within his county. He discussed diversification and why economic developers shouldn’t focus … Read More
003 – Economic Development Secrets- SeonAh Kendall, Fort Collins, CO
During this month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets, we were joined by SeonAh Kendall, CPA, who serves as the City of Fort Collins Economic Health Manager. Prior to her work for the City of Fort Collins, SeonAh was Business … Read More
ED Secret from 002: How's That Strategic Plan Working for Ya?
Steve Jenkins, President of the Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, joined us during last month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets and shared with us how economic development has evolved over the the 41+ years that he has … Read More
Business Retention & Expansion X-Ray
Evaluating Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) projects can be confusing. How does an economic developer illustrate the value of a BRE project without shortchanging or overstating the impact? This is why we developed the BRE X-Ray tool that allows economic … Read More
Flex Your Economic Development Muscles
The formula is pretty simple: if you put in time at the gym and get your nutrition right you’ll see results – results in the form of muscles. The formula isn’t too dissimilar for economic development: facilitate new economic impacts … Read More
Webinar: Economic Development Metrics for Success
We all know the general facts about our community – largest employers, tax rates, utilities, occupancy rates – but when a major project gives you an RFP that really gets into the weeds and very little time to submit it … Read More
002- Economic Development Secrets- Steve Jenkins, Fond du Lac County, WI EDC
During this month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets, Steve Jenkins, President of the Fond du Lac County Economic Development Corporation, shared economic development wisdom from his 40+ years in the industry. As President of FCEDC, Steve provides direction in … Read More
Trends in Rural Texas Economic Development
Miss the webinar for economic development in small town/rural Texas? Just feel like watching it again? You’re in luck – we recorded the webinar and have the video available for you. During the webinar, we were very fortunate to be … Read More
ED Secret from 001: How Frisco Utilizes an Impact Model to Determine Incentives
Last month we sat down with Jim Gandy, President of the Frisco Economic Development Corporation, and he shared some tips on how Frisco works economic development projects. Ever wonder how they come to terms on an incentive offer? Read the … Read More