by Brittany Ryzenga | Sep 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker With globalization has come the ability to source work anywhere in the world. The economic thought was that as the world economy grew, the demand for our goods and services would grow too, and we would all prosper. As we now know, things haven’t... by Brittany Ryzenga | Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker While driving from Michigan to Connecticut this month, I noticed that the federal economic data that I had been hearing about in the media did not jive with what I was observing during my travels. What I saw was factory after factory with full... by Brittany Ryzenga | Nov 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker In Mark Lautman’s new book, “When Boomers Bail: A Community Economic Survival Guide,” he focuses our attention on a looming issue of a “zero-sum labor market” for qualified workers and how it will impact all of us, especially those engaged in... by Brittany Ryzenga | Feb 29, 2012 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker We are all striving to be unique, to stand out, and differentiate ourselves. How are you known among your colleagues, friends, and peers? How will you be remembered? Communities, being a collection of individuals, face these same questions. What... by Brittany Ryzenga | Jan 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker During our webinar this month, “The Seven Deadly Sins of Community Marketing”, Roger Brooks taught us that one of those sins is overlooking the “why” aspect of our marketing efforts and instead focusing too much on the “what.” Often, we...