Dane Carlson is the host of the Econ Dev Show, and the Director of Economic Development for Galveston County, Texas.
In 2001 he founded the Business Opportunities Weblog, which was acquired in 2015.
He lives in League City, Texas with his wife, three sons.
Fun fact: Mrs. Carlson let Dane let the internet name sons #2 and #3.
Dane Carlson has hosted 151 Episodes.
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66: Workforce Development Starts in 3rd Grade with Greg Lowe
September 26th, 2022 | 41 mins 31 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, workforce development
Greg Lowe is the Economic Development Director in Lewisburg, Tennessee. His workforce development program doesn't start in trade school or junior college. It starts in third grade.
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65: A Tourism Director Who Thinks Like an Economic Developer with Thomas Salley
September 19th, 2022 | 21 mins 54 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, tourism
Thomas Salley is the Director of the Wilkesboro Tourism Development Authority. He is passionate about rural development, hospitality and tourism, and it shows.
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64: Attracting Young People to the Profession of Economic Development with Mark Barbash
September 12th, 2022 | 34 mins 5 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, ohio
Mark Barbash has been in economic development since 1981. Today, he spends a lot of time trying to improve the profession, bring more young people into the economic development, and figuring out how to grow the profession for the future.
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63: Building Startup Accelerators with John Lynn
September 5th, 2022 | 24 mins 10 secs
accelerators, eco devo, econdev, economic development, startup
Regional startup accelerators can help our communities develop post-pandemic resilient economies.
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62: This Economic Developer Absolutely Loves Her Small Town with Amanda Beadles
August 29th, 2022 | 29 mins 10 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development
Amanda Beadles absolutely loves the small town of Chillicothe, Illinois. That's good because she's their local economic developer, and small town econ dev can be difficult without the right mental attitude.
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61: Marketing America's Most Promising Places with Amanda Ellis
August 22nd, 2022 | 22 mins 33 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, marketing, talent attraction
Dane talks with Amanda Ellis, Editor in Chief of Livability.com, about marketing your community for economic development and talent attraction.
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60: Passionate Economic Development in Massachusetts with Paul DiGiuseppe
August 15th, 2022 | 46 mins 22 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, massachusetts
Paul DiGiuseppe, the Director of Economic and Community Development at the Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts, still considers himself a newcomer, but has an incredible passion for the industry.
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59: Your First 90 Days with Paul DiGiuseppe
August 8th, 2022 | 7 mins 35 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development
In this short episode Dane talks with Paul DiGiuseppe, who explains what to do in your first 90 days on the job.
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58: War Stories with J.R. Charles
August 1st, 2022 | 18 mins 3 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development
J.R. Charles shares his war story and explains the nobility of economic development.
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57: You Gotta Network to Get Work with J.R. Charles
July 25th, 2022 | 25 mins 52 secs
associations, eco devo, econdev, economic development, networking
J.R. Charles, the Community Development Director for the City of Mauldin, South Carolina, explains how to best take advantage of memberships in state and regional associations.
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56: Failure Generates Growth with Beka Burton
July 11th, 2022 | 31 mins 47 secs
cecd, eco devo, econdev, economic development, kentucky
Beka Burton recently failed her CEcD exam, and she's here to talk about it. She doesn't think about it as failing. She just found a way that didn't work.
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55: Economic Development in Suburban Chicago with Kevin Leighty
July 5th, 2022 | 30 mins 2 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, illinois, oswego
Dane talks with Kevin Leighty, Economic Development Director in the Village of Oswego, Illinois.