Best-Performing Cities

By Jim Bruckbauer Every year, the Milken Institute in California ranks the Best-Performing Cities according to economic growth.  These include long-term and short-term measurements of employment, salary growth, and high-tech output. This year’s rankings of where...

The Music Genome Project

By Jami Miedema When I’m in the mood to listen to good music, there are few things more frustrating than hearing endless commercials on the radio followed by the same five song rotation. I like variety! By variety, I don’t mean different genres necessarily, but rather...

Whittaker's New Associate

By Randy Olinger Whittaker Associates has a new Associate. His name is Randy Olinger. I am he. I’d like to tell you a little about myself, in addition to what can be found in a brief biographical sketch elsewhere on this website. I met Dean Whittaker through our...

Food as the New Oil

By Dean Whittaker So, what did I learn this month?  While researching for a presentation to the Food Facilities Group of Colliers International, I learned that food as a global resource is on its way to becoming the new oil.  By that, I mean that we are facing an...