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By Vidhan Rana On January 12th, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked the tiny island nation of Haiti. American public and the news media finally stopped talking about our nation’s dire economic situation, growing unemployment, and Obama’s falling poll numbers... by Whittaker Associates | Nov 30, 2003 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker “Leader – one who possess the ability to create and communicate a clear vision that inspires others to follow. Leadership – communicate people’s worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves.” In the past five months... by Jami Gibson | Dec 30, 2003 | Uncategorized
By Pete Julius Globalization has had a positive and negative effect on economic development. From a positive standpoint, globalization has provided access to cheaper commodities, the opportunity for perfect competition, and the ability for US-based companies to... by Whittaker Associates | Dec 30, 2003 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker Let’s take a ride into the future, a future in which the economic geography has undergone a sea change. Manufacturing is no longer the Holy Grail of economic development. It is a world where demographically driven shortages of talent have put a... by Whittaker Associates | Aug 30, 2003 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker In his book The Rise of the Creative Class, Dr. Richard Florida states that the three essential ingredients to attracting the creative class to your community are technology, talent and tolerance. Dr. Florida feels that the economy’s need for this...