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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
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
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
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
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
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
Over the past few years, we’ve seen a mini-boom of new data sources that give us fresh  insights into how the US economy is faring.  For example, I’ve blogged in
I’ve been an economic development consultant for many years, and over the course of my career, some of the most important, interesting and impactful projects I’ve supported have been with