Cool Economic Development

by Joel Burgess Tucked away on the last page of the Financial Times is an interesting article by Tyler Brule, entitled “Second Homes are Cool – Why Don’t Governments Have Them?” The article argues that countries should build strong secondary...

Attracting the Creative Class: Part II

By Katie Terpstra Last month, we discussed author Richard Florida’s theory that creativity is the driving force behind economic growth and that “cities should stop worrying about attracting companies and start worrying about attracting members of this...

Personal Qualification

by Patrick McConahy Growing companies have so many relocation options available that economic development organizations must move quickly and correctly to capitalize on potential targets.  In the fast-paced, technologically dependent business world in which we live,...