Capacity Utilization

By Dean Whittaker Capacity utilization is one of the key measures for determining the need for companies to add new capacity. One of the more useful websites for economic development is www.economy.com.  This site offers an abundance of economic indictors and reports...

Measuring Sustainability

By Katie Terpstra Sustainable development is a strategy by which communities seek economic development approaches that also benefit the local environment and quality of life.  It has become an important guide to many communities that have discovered that traditional...

Affordable Housing

by Tammy Hart According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), there is an ever-increasing demand and need for affordable housing. This is due in part to the overall rise in cost of housing and rentals being higher than the rise in incomes....

Competing & Surviving in the New Economy

By Pete Julius We now live in a world that revolves around innovation, speed, adaptability and change.  Those who snooze will lose.  Gone are the days of reactive strategies of survival.  In today’s economy, companies must be at the forefront and willing to take a...