by Whittaker Associates | May 30, 2007 | Uncategorized
By Rebecca Rooy It’s a big day. It’s a day where you need more than just your talent, intellect, and charm to survive. The prescription for this challenge? Your favorite lucky shirt. The shirt that makes you feel empowered the second you slip into it. But wait, what’s... by Whittaker Associates | May 30, 2007 | Uncategorized
By Joel Burgess Mitchel Resnick, one of the researchers at the Lifelong Kindergarten group at MIT’s media lab, has developed the new software application Scratch. Primarily aimed at children, Scratch does not require prior knowledge of complex computer languages.... by Whittaker Associates | May 30, 2007 | Uncategorized
By Jim Edmonson The publicly conducted site-selection process for the ThyssenKrupp AG project is over, and Alabama appears to be the winner in the fight for what many say is the biggest industrial project in U.S. history. ThyssenKrupp AG has chosen to build its... by Whittaker Associates | May 30, 2007 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker Recently, I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Willard Baggett, President of the International Center for Leadership in Education (www.leaderED.com) speak. His topic was “Preparing Students for a Changing World.” In his well researched and documented... by Whittaker Associates | Jun 30, 2007 | Uncategorized
By Patrick McConahy If you were to put together a list of the most underpaid and underappreciated job positions out there, I think you’d find economic development professionals a very close second behind public school teachers. The amount of time, effort, and energy...