Last week, I participated in the always excellent New Partners for Smart Growth conference held in St. Louis. This was a great event, but even better, I was able to
09-02-2017
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This week I will be heading out to Shepherdstown, WV, to be one of the trainers in a very interesting program sponsored by The Conservation Fund. Balancing Nature and Commerce
30-01-2017
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This month marks the tenth anniversary of Pipeline, a fellowship of great entrepreneurs building world-class businesses in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Pipeline began as a pilot project of the now
20-01-2017
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You don’t hear about it much here in the US, but smart specialization strategies have been a hot topic in European economic development circles for some time. Smart specialization strategies,
19-01-2017
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Here in Virginia, we’ve been in the midst of some tough public debates on economic and workforce development. The statewide economy has not been performing as well as hoped, and
13-01-2017
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If you work in economic or workforce development, a good part of your life is spent talking about clusters or sectors, i.e. industry groups that we target in our various
10-01-2017
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In the holiday crush (at least that’s my excuse), I missed a recent set of National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) reports that are well worth your time. The title
04-01-2017
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