When we first moved from our house in the suburbs to a condominium in town, I worried about losing easy access to nature including the beach and Lake Michigan. At our old home we lived within four blocks of the lake, a county park, and a state park. The poorer air...
Charity Fund Raising Most of the time I write in this space about putting artificial intelligence to work in economic development, targeting industries, building lead lists, and sharpening our research. But the same tools that help us serve our clients can serve our...
One of the projects I set for myself this month was to learn how to publish a book on Amazon. Like most of us when we want to learn something new, I did what comes naturally, I dove into a series of YouTube videos on the subject. I also had the good fortune of talking...
AI for Seniors: An Overlooked Opportunity Worth a Closer Look Economic developers spend a lot of time thinking about workforce development, business attraction, and community infrastructure. Here is a population that rarely makes it onto those agendas, even though the...
During a recent meditation session on Headspace, I heard something that has stayed with me: a wise person keeps death nearby — not as a morbid fixation, but as a reminder of how thin the thread that tethers us to this place and this moment. That idea has taken on new...
