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...

Why BRE is Important

By Jami Gibson Your community’s economic health is largely determined by its job creation. Economic development organizations focus on attracting new business to their area in order to create jobs and broaden the economic base. They also work with existing businesses...

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....