Website Users Study 2008

By Joel Burgess This morning at the UEDA (Utility Economic Development Association) Summer Forum in Cleveland, Audrey Taylor, President of Chabin Concepts, Don Schjeldahl, Vice President and Director of Austin Consulting, and Mark James President of ED Solutions,...

Prospecting by Appointment

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...

Farming the Field vs. Low Hanging Fruit

By Patrick McConahy There are basically two main ways in which economic development organizations can pursue leads. One way is to look for those few companies out there that we classify as “low hanging fruit”. These companies have plans to grow immediately and rapidly...

Who's Your Best Local Partner?

By Jim Edmonson Who endorses more investment in research and development? Who favors the expansion of alternative fuels? Who advocates for a 21st Century transportation network? Who embraces innovation? Who wants to reduce urban congestion? Who wants to sell more...