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Volume 8, Number 3 – July 2011
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.” 
Volume 8, Number 2 – April 2011
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
Volume 8, Number 1 – February 2011
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
Volume 7, Number 4 – December 2010
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,
Volume 7, Number 3 – October 2010
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
Volume 7, Number 2 – June 2010
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
Volume 7, Number 1 – March 2010
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
Volume 6, Number 1 – March 2009
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
Volume 6, Number 3 – September 2009
Building Resilient Communities: Some Initial Thoughts For many American communities, the past few years have been filled with almost constant change.   Unfortunately, most of the change has been unwelcomed.  Communities
Volume 6, Number 2 – June 2009
The Rise of Co-Working Spaces If you think back a few years, you might recall a flurry of articles and books that heralded the rise of the “Free Agent Nation”