Archive for 2011

Ten Trends Impacting Economic Development and Commercial Real Estate

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

By Dean Whittaker

As 2011 draws to a close and we look ahead to 2012, we begin to wonder what the New Year will bring. (more…)

The Changing Work Environment

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

By Jami Gibson

With Generation Y (those born between 1980 and 2000) making up a larger portion of the workforce each year (more…)

Asana: a new tool to manage your work and personal life

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

By Vidhan Rana

With Dustin Moskovitz (the first CTO of Facebook) as its CEO and $10.2 million in cash from investors, Asana launched its web-based task management solution (more…)

3 Rules to Remember When Attracting Aerospace to Your Local Economy

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

By Patrick Cisler

If you are interested in growing your local economy, drawing Aerospace companies into your city or region may be appealing (more…)

When Baby Boomers Bail: The Challenge Ahead

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

By Dean Whittaker

In Mark Lautman’s new book, “When Boomers Bail: A Community Economic Survival Guide,” he focuses our attention on a looming issue of a “zero-sum labor market” (more…)

Managing Time During the Holidays

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

By Jami Gibson

I can hardly believe that the holidays are upon us once again. (more…)

Analyzing Your Web Traffic: Why? How?

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

By Vidhan Rana

As a budding entrepreneur, I have just begun to understand the value of tracking and analyzing the traffic to my website. (more…)

Growing Your Own: From Entrepreneurship to Enterprise

Monday, October 31st, 2011

By Dean Whittaker

The expansion of existing firms is often credited with 75-80% of the new jobs created in a local economy. (more…)

Why Economic Developers Deserve a Nobel

Monday, October 31st, 2011

By Dr. Maury Forman and Jim Mooney, CED, CEDFP

Most economic developers are proponents, either directly or indirectly, of Keynesian economics. (more…)

Good News Network

Monday, October 31st, 2011

By Jami Gibson

Everywhere we turn, it’s impossible to get away from negative news. (more…)