The Return of Defense Downsizing: So, Now What? It’s been a pretty long time since many American communities have had to deal with the issues of defense downsizing, i.e. the
More Resources on the 1099 Economy Our last newsletter and a series of recent blog postings have focused on what’s happening in the 1099 Economy. This term refers to the growing number of American
Living and Working in the 1099 Economy We used to call it “Free Agent Nation.†Now, it seems like the new term of art will be “The 1099 Economy.â€
From Business Development to Market Expansion: The Export Imperative Over the past several years, we have been involved with an ongoing evaluation project in Maine that examines the impact
The Promise of Innovation Vouchers As Federal, state, and local economic development entities face tough budget challenges, they need to find ways to “do more with less.†Many agencies express
Musings on the Green Economy Over the past year, I’ve had the opportunity to work on several projects examining opportunities in the emerging green economy. As is often the case,
Clusters Going Global For the past few weeks, policy advocates here in Washington DC have been pontificating on “The New Cluster Moment.†While it’s been more than ten years since
Rethinking Services While many may not admit it, most economic developers are still fixated with manufacturing. Many of the sexiest and most desirable projects, such as the recruitment of large
Transforming Urban Economies: What Could You Do With $100 Million? I recently had the pleasure of sitting in on an interesting discussion sponsored by Living Cities (www.livingcities.org), a collaborative of
Partnering with Politicians: A How-To Guide With the new economic recovery package and investment dollars flowing out of Washington, lots of economic development organizations have geared up to access new
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