Every economic development professional builds a private mythology around the yes: the signed retainer, the board vote that went our way, the prospect that finally called back. We talk less about the no, which actually fills more of the calendar. I had a clean one...
Building a Target BRE List With AI, Start to Finish Business retention and expansion work lives and dies on the quality of your call list. Visit the right employers in the right order and you catch expansions early and head off closures before they are announced....
In the episode, Maureen shares with us her perspective on the economic development profession having served in leadership roles at local, regional, and state positions. She assumed her current position as President and CEO of the Detriot Regional Partnership in July...
Ed Sitar, Senior Manager of Economic Development at ComEd. Ed oversees the company’s large business customer retention and expansion strategy to grow key industries in northern Illinois. Ed is a 28-year company veteran who has worked closely with Illinois...
Matt McQuade, Managing Director, Business Development One Columbus shares with us his view of the future of economic development. As a millennial (born between 1981 and 1996) Matt brings a perspective on the future of economic development from a younger generation...
