By Dean Whittaker The play the Music Man that I saw at the Goodman Theater recently reminded me of economic development. The play was written in 1957 and is about the misadventures of a traveling salesman posing as Professor Harold Hill, a music instructor, who...
By Dean Whittaker If we live long enough, we learn things. More and more I have come to appreciate how my relationships with my friends propel me through life. Whether they be personal, professional or passing, all of these humans are important to me. Among other...
Created by Laura Leenhouts By Dean Whittaker This month I had the privilege of presenting at the Great Lakes Software Excellence Conference. The theme of the conference this year was “AI.” We focused on ways industries are embracing artificial...
By Dean Whittaker An economic renaissance is underway in South Bend, Indiana, a community of 100,000 on the Indiana/Michigan border. Recently South Bend started an effort to re-invent itself from a declining old manufacturing city with population out-migration...
By Dean Whittaker The Southern Economic Development Council (SEDC) Meet the Consultants conference was held in Chicago, March 20th and 21st. In the six panel discussions, we learned about the trends in site location of back offices, distribution/logistics centers,...
