Category: Blog

  • May 19, 2014

    Affordable Housing and Economic Development

    The majority of the world’s population and economic activity takes place in, and immediately around, cities. Concentrations of…

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  • May 12, 2014

    What Would Make You Move to a City?

    Massive demographic changes and a workplace centered around information technology and advanced skills have employers scratching their heads…

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  • May 5, 2014

    Racing Toward the Future

    Racing teams are important extensions of the automotive industry. They are where technology can be tried, tweaked, and maxed…

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  • April 28, 2014

    Hot Topics

    Each year a survey of corporate executives and location consultants is conducted by Area Development magazine, a good partner to…

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  • April 21, 2014

    Balancing Growth and Health

    Would you rather have a job or breathe clean air? Unfortunately, that is a choice that millions of…

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  • April 14, 2014

    Somewhere Else

    I grew up in a small, rural town in Montana in the “pre-Internet” age, and because of this…

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  • April 7, 2014

    Aiming at the Right Target

    There are dozens upon dozens of programs to assist small businesses in any state or community. There are…

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  • March 31, 2014

    Reinvention or Simple Action?

    I was fortunate to attend Forbes Reinventing America Summit last week in Chicago. The theme of the conference was daunting…

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  • March 24, 2014

    First, Understanding

    Understanding local economies and where opportunities and challenges lie takes more than studying economic reports and national trends.…

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