You hear the ting a new email flying into your inbox. You quickly check it, hoping it is a company looking at moving into your community or even a message from the governor’s office exposing a new project lead. You … Read More
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ED Secret from 010: BRE Business Walks
Mary Jacobs, Assistant City Manager of Sierra Vista, AZ, shares one of their business retention and expansion programs that activates the participation of various stakeholders. One really exciting partnership that we developed with the chamber was a, in fact … Read More
Investigating Millennial Brain Drain with Six Region Types
Regional “brain drain” in the United States is a common point of concern for economic developers, educators, and government officials. Are highly skilled or well-educated individuals leaving one region in pursuit of opportunities in other areas of the country? Do … Read More
010- Economic Development Secrets- Mary Jacobs, Sierra Vista, AZ
This month’s installment of Economic Development Secrets features Mary Jacobs. Mary was hired as Sierra Vista’s first Assistant City Manager in March of 2000. Prior to this position, Jacobs served as the Assistant Town Manager of Barnstable, Massachusetts on … Read More
ED Secret from 009: Training the Talent Pool
Bill Martin, Executive Director of the Greater Osceola Partnership for Economic Prosperity, was a guest on this month’s episode of Economic Development Secrets. He emphasizes the importance of workforce development programs and shares examples of how his organization and region … Read More
What’s My Economic Impact?
If you’re in economic development or even government for any amount of time, you will probably come across the topic of economic impact. It can be a confusing concept and so it is no surprise we find ourselves regularly explaining … Read More
Board Meeting Rabbit Holes
This was not how you envisioned the board meeting going. By this time, you expected to be getting kudos from the board and feeling on top of the world after presenting this really big economic development opportunity. You expected to … Read More
009- Economic Development Secrets- Bill Martin, Greater Osceola Partnership
Our February episode of Economic Development Secrets features Bill Martin, Executive Director of the Greater Osceola Partnership for Economic Prosperity. Bill Martin has spent his entire 40 year career helping companies find profitable and productive locations. By helping companies succeed, … Read More
Prepare Yourself, Prepare the Board
As an economic developer, your board can be a strong catalyst to progress or a minefield to tiptoe through. In fact, your board can even be both! Either way, when a board member calls, you always answer. While working at … Read More
Riding State-of-the-City Enthusiasm
As January draws to a close and we realize that we are almost 1/12th of the way done with 2017, many people look back at the progress (or lack of) that they have made on their new year’s resolutions. Similarly, … Read More
