Displaying all 2 Episode of Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development with the tag “local economies”.
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178: Reinventing Shop Local Initiatives with Sophia Zheng
June 16th, 2025 | 25 mins 16 secs
ai integration, br&e, business retention, community rewards, data analytics, eco devo, econdev, economic development, govtech, local economies, shop local, technology
Sophia Zheng, CEO of Bludot Technologies, shares how her startup, born inside a city hall, leverages data-driven technology and community rewards to boost local economic development.
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146: The Coming Demographic Drought: Navigating America's Looming Labor Crisis with Josh Wright
October 21st, 2024 | 40 mins 22 secs
baby boomers, birth rates, community strategies, data-driven approach, demographic drought, eco devo, econdev, economic development, education alignment, future-ready workforce, industry needs, labor shortage, local economies, productivity, skills-based hiring, talent attraction, workforce development
In this episode of the Econ Dev Show Podcast, Dane Carlson interviews Josh Wright about Lightcast's new report "The Rising Storm: Building a Future-Ready Workforce to Withstand the Looming Labor Shortage," which explores the impending demographic drought due to retiring baby boomers, declining birth rates and other factors, and exploring strategies for economic developers and communities to prepare for this unprecedented challenge.