Dr. Glenn Athey has spent 32 years working in local and regional economic development in the UK as a practitioner, consultant, and advisor. He has worked with city governments, national governments, and municipalities in policy and strategy development, evaluations, programme and project design. More at https://lredhandbook.com/about-2/
Dr. Glenn Athey has been a guest on 2 episodes.
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219: The Economic Development Handbook We All Needed with Glenn Athey
May 18th, 2026 | 29 mins 38 secs
action plans, de-industrialization, eco devo, econdev, economic development, entrepreneurship support, evidence-based decisions, investment attraction, local economic development, regional economic development, strategy, sustainable economic development
Dane talks with Dr. Glenn Athey about The Local and Regional Economic Development Handbook, why economic development is a delivery-focused community practice, and how practitioners can use evidence, strategy, case studies, and curiosity to build stronger local economies.
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218: What Site Selectors Wish Economic Developers Understood with Mark Williams
May 11th, 2026 | 26 mins 51 secs
ai and technology, client communication, corporate decisions, deal killers, eco devo, econdev, economic development, incentives, site readiness, site selection, strategic development group, time kills deals
Mark Williams joins Dane Carlson to discuss what 35 years in site selection taught him about corporate decisions, economic development mistakes, deal killers, client expectations, and why time kills projects.