Why Economic Development Matters

Why Economic Development Matters

By Jami Gibson I recently watched the documentary Rich Hill, a 2014 Sundance Film Festival award-winning film that depicts the lives of three teenage boys and their families living in rural Missouri. The town, Rich Hill, was once a thriving coal-mining town in the...
Industry Overview: Data Center Infrastructure

Industry Overview: Data Center Infrastructure

By Saurav Rajbhandari Data centers are being used to store information by companies from all industry sectors. Companies need reliable places to store data, and that’s where enterprise data centers come in. These data centers are established by companies themselves to...
Are You a Gambler?

Are You a Gambler?

This month, I had the privilege of giving a presentation at the IEDC Leadership Summit in New Orleans.  This annual event is designed for the leaders of economic development organizations in North America. My presentation focused on how we are all gamblers, and in...
Goal-Setting: Communicate or Conceal?

Goal-Setting: Communicate or Conceal?

I’ve always heard that one of the best ways to meet your goals is to tell somebody about them. The reasoning behind this thinking is that is creates accountability (you may be asked about the steps you’re taking to accomplish your goals the next time you see that...