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The Whittaker Report Podcast – Episode 5 An Interview with Gene DePrez: Global Location Strategy

The Whittaker Report Podcast – Episode 5 An Interview with Gene DePrez: Global Location Strategy

During this interview, Gene DePrez, Managing Partner of Global Innovation Partners takes us along on the 35-year career path that led him to take a unique approach to global corporate location strategy. In it, he begins by understanding the corporate culture and the overall corporate business strategy. Once he understands their goals and objects, he considers how the location of the business can be used to support the company in achieving its corporate objectives.

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The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 3 – An Interview with Rick Weddle: Site Selection Guild Survey

The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 3 – An Interview with Rick Weddle: Site Selection Guild Survey

In this third Episode of the Whittaker Report, we hear from Rick Weddle, President and CEO of the Site Selectors Guild, and a thought leader in economic development. He shares with us the key results of the 2021 Survey of the Site Selection Guild's membership including the member's view of the expected site selection activity in 2021 and the changes they see as a result of the pandemic, the anticipated most active industrial sectors, and changes we can expect to see in the supply chain.

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The Whittaker Report Episode 1 – An Interview with Joe Raso: The 1099 Economy.

The Whittaker Report Episode 1 – An Interview with Joe Raso: The 1099 Economy.

Joe Raso, President/CEO at Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation. Raso spent twenty years as President and CEO of four business development organizations. He has experience in downtown, rural, and metropolitan economic development, including workforce development, existing industry services, business attraction, and innovation and entrepreneurship. In this podcast, Joe discusses how the 1099 Economy (gig workers) will impact the workforce of the future.

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