Displaying Episode 121 - 130 of 187 in total of Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development with the tag “economic development”.
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69: Tackling Workforce Development from a Unique Angle With Clint Knight and Sandy Messner
October 17th, 2022 | 32 mins 53 secs
chamber, chamber of commerce, eco devo, econdev, economic development, workforce
In this episode, Dane talks with talks with Clint Knight and Sandy Messner. In 2022, the Richland Area Chamber tackled Workforce Development from a unique angle. They'd spent years working to integrate upskilling opportunities and education in the effort, and realized that there was a gap in the process. They identified that gap - in their community - as "awareness".
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68: How Creating Housing Density Can Solve Economic Challenges with Scott Graves
October 10th, 2022 | 30 mins 10 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, housing
Scott Graves talks about how investing in creating housing density across a wide a socioeconomic spectrum can build better places.
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67: How to Build a Business Accelerator in Your Small Town With Jana Sanchez
October 3rd, 2022 | 29 mins 26 secs
br&e, business accelerators, business retention and expansion, colorado, eco devo, econdev, economic development
Jana Sanchez walks us through the ins and outs of the Business Accelerator Services of Estes (BASE) Program at the Estes Park EDC. Her comprehensive executive education is helping the mountain tourist town's businesses to expand.
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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.