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By Vidhan Rana For those of us who did not grow up connecting with friends or even making new friends online, the world of social networking seems a little odd. We have a hard time comprehending why one would want to share photos of themselves with the world on sites... by Whittaker Associates | Jun 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
By Jami Miedema Last week, Whittaker Associates gave a webinar presentation on targeting companies for retention, expansion, and attraction. During the webinar, I was able to demonstrate the Hoovers Online system, a company information database that we use for our... by Whittaker Associates | Jun 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
By Jim Bruckbauer An Economic Development Best Practice Attracting talent to an area can be an important but elusive part of an economic development strategy. As you watch the trend of talent moving and business following, how can you instead attract some of the... by Whittaker Associates | Jun 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
By Todd Smithee The rain maker is a mythical being (usually associated with the legal profession) who excels at generating new business. Several years ago an attorney introduced me to a new term ” the “rain broker.” The rain broker is a person who,... by Whittaker Associates | Jun 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker In June, the Whittaker Associates team presented three webinars, seminars that take place online with “attendees” watching on-screen all over the country. We found the experience exhilarating and worthwhile, if a bit surreal. Attendees...