Website of the Month: EDPro News

By Leigh Howe Many of you know the Morrison brothers, Ed & Thompson.  And if you haven’t taken a look at their EDPro.net, you should.  Specifically, take a look at the EDPro Weblog they have put together.  It is an up-to-date collection of news articles relevant...

SIC to NAICS

By Jeff Vedders Currently, one of the biggest challenges in researching industries is the recent conversion from Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes to North American Industry Classification (NAICS) codes.  There are many differences between the new NAICS...

Acceptance

By Dean Whittaker In his book The Rise of the Creative Class, Dr. Richard Florida states that the three essential ingredients to attracting the creative class to your community are technology, talent and tolerance. Dr. Florida feels that the economy’s need for this...