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We're out with a new issue of our regular e-newsletter, EntreWorks Insights. This issue examines how many state and local economic development programs are pivoting to developing more talent-friendly places
Welcome to the latest edition of EntreWorks Insights, a quarterly newsletter that reports on business trends, policy developments, and other issues affecting the business of economic and workforce development.   You’re
With our recent experiences in the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic, most communities were reacting to bad news when it came to economic and workforce development.  But, as the
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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