Displaying 2 items of Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development with the tag "population growth".
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223: The Power of Powerlessness with Michael Hecht
June 15th, 2026 | 27 mins 24 secs
business environment, coalition-building, defense and aerospace, eco devo, econdev, economic development, energy sector, greater new orleans inc., maritime economy, new orleans, population growth, post-katrina recovery, regional economic development
Michael Hecht joins Dane Carlson to talk about New Orleans’ industrial backbone, long-term recovery, coalition-building, and why economic development is really about creating the conditions where people and businesses choose to stay, invest, and grow.
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176: From Rust Belt to Tech Hub: Buffalo's 25-Year Transformation with Tom Kucharski
June 2nd, 2025 | 32 mins 29 secs
43 north, buffalo, clean energy, eco devo, econdev, economic development, manufacturing, population growth, regionalism, semiconductor tech hub, startup competition, western new york
Tom Kucharski, President and CEO of Invest Buffalo Niagara, discusses how Western New York transformed from industrial decline to becoming the nation's only semiconductor tech hub, achieving its first population growth in decades while leveraging abundant clean energy and a $1 million startup competition.