T(alent)RE: The Foundation of BRE

By Jami Gibson Last month, I wrote about how one of the most important ways to ensure your area’s prosperity is by keeping your talent pipeline full. This month, I want to focus on how that is achieved through education, using my town of Holland, MI as an example. In...

BAO App for Business Professionals

By Jami Gibson Last week, Whittaker Associates and the Pro Learning Lab hosted our monthly webinar. Our speaker, Dusty Duistermars with Qube Global Software, presented the best mobile apps for business, giving us practical knowledge for using apps to get ourselves,...

Actively Pursuing BRE

By Jami Gibson Of all the services Whittaker Associates offers, one of my favorites on which to collaborate is BRE services. We’ve partnered with many EDOs and chambers of commerce over the years to provide assistance for communities’ retention and expansion efforts....

Why What You Do Matters!

By Dean Whittaker While visiting the small (1,500 pop) Illinois farm town in which I spent the first 18 years of my life, I was reminded the importance of economic development. Earlville was a thriving Midwest farm town in the 1950-60’s. Located 75 miles west of...

Make Your Community Stand Out

By Jami Gibson I feel like I learned a wealth of knowledge this month after hearing Roger Brooks present a webinar on community branding for the Pro Learning Lab. He always leaves his audience energized and ready for change! As an expert in his field, he not only...