While many rural places around the US are struggling, a number of communities have the opposite problem: they are being loved to death. Places like Bend OR, Jackson WY, Asheville,
05-06-2023
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Undoubtedly, finding talent remains the number 1 issue for businesses and economic developers today. The causes of these talent deficits are complex, but I don’t think they are a temporary
01-06-2023
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Our last issue of EntreWorks Insights discussed America’s childcare crisis, noting the pain it is causing many families and how those impacts affect community talent development efforts. A new study
18-05-2023
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Reading the daily news, it’s tough to figure out if our economy is thriving or at great risk. I remain generally optimistic about current economic conditions, so I was pleased
10-05-2023
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This is late notice, but you can still join us on May 4 and 5, when I’ll be part of the team teaching the International Economic Development Council’s on-line Entrepreneurship
02-05-2023
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If you think back to the early days of the Trump Administration, the biggest buzz around economic development concerned Opportunity Zones, which, according to White House projections, were promised to
20-04-2023
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The 2024 edition of the US Farm Bureau Federation’s Ag Innovation Challenge is open for business. This national business pitch competition is open to business with new ideas and innovations
13-04-2023
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We're out with a new issue of our e-newsletter, EntreWorks Insights. This issue looks at our ongoing childcare crisis, and discusses why economic developers must engage in finding solutions. You
04-04-2023
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The City of Seattle is taking the lead in providing a stronger safety net for gig economy workers. Earlier this week, Seattle’s Mayor Bruce Harrell signed a new law providing
30-03-2023
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