By Jami Gibson Talent retention and attraction has been a hot topic in the past several years, especially due to the baby boomer generation retiring and the talent gap that creates. One of the best sources I’ve found for informative articles about workforce...
By Dean Whittaker This month I had the opportunity to participate in the Mid-America Economic Development Council/Indiana Economic Development Association joint Best Practices Conference in Ft. Wayne, IN. It was a great conference, well organized, held at an...
By Dean Whittaker The closing session at this year’s International Economic Development Council meeting was a panel discussion with a group of Site Location Consultants. The panelists discussed trends they observed and concluded with a “wish list” of what economic...
By Jami Gibson Area Development recently released their 30th Annual Survey of Corporate Executives. The poll takes into account company decision-maker’s future location and expansion plans as well as the level of importance of several site location factors. The full...
By Dean Whittaker One of the biggest challenges facing economic development today is staffing growing companies with the talent and skilled workers they need. During this month’s Professional Learning Lab webinar we heard Rajeev Thakur, Managing Director of Consulting...
