Displaying items 1-10 of 16 in total of Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development with the tag "site selection".
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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.
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216: Economic Development Isn’t What It Used to Be with Teresa Nortillo
April 27th, 2026 | 27 mins 57 secs
community strategy, cost modeling, eco devo, econdev, economic development, economic ecosystems, energy constraints, regional collaboration, rfis, site selection, utilities, workforce skills
Economic development has shifted from closing deals to orchestrating ecosystems, where speed, energy constraints, workforce skills, and regional collaboration determine who wins.
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215: How Oklahoma City Turned Voter Investment Into Real Growth with Christy Gillenwater
April 13th, 2026 | 30 mins 56 secs
chamber of commerce, eco devo, econdev, economic development, infrastructure investment, maps program, oklahoma city, public-private partnership, quality of place, regional growth, site selection, workforce development
How Oklahoma City used decades of voter-backed investments and business leadership alignment to transform its economy and quality of place.
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213: How a Town of 30,000 Competes (and Wins) in Economic Development with Tim Hanigan
March 23rd, 2026 | 23 mins 42 secs
business recruitment, eco devo, econdev, economic development, economic diversification, entrepreneurship, micropolitan economy, revolving loan fund, rural economic development, shovel ready sites, site selection, value added agriculture, workforce development
How a small, rural “hub city” builds a diverse economy, wins projects, and competes without big incentives.
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212: How Incentives Really Influence Site Selection with Taylor Stepp
March 16th, 2026 | 23 mins 57 secs
corporate location strategy, eco devo, econdev, economic development, economic development deals, economic development incentives, economic development strategy, internal rate of return, permitting timelines, project competitiveness, site selection, site selection consultants, tax abatements
A conversation with Taylor Stepp about how incentives really work in corporate location decisions and how communities can design faster, smarter, more competitive development processes.
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201: Why Electricity Decides Everything Now in Economic Development with Timothy Comerford
December 8th, 2025 | 24 mins 12 secs
data centers, eco devo, econdev, economic development, electric capacity, grid planning, industrial projects, infrastructure readiness, renewable energy, site selection, transmission constraints, utilities
A deep dive into why electricity has become the defining site selection factor, and what economic developers must understand about today’s strained utility landscape.
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200: How Colorado Springs Competes Globally with Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer
December 1st, 2025 | 28 mins 28 secs
advanced manufacturing, advocacy, aerospace, chamber of commerce, colorado, colorado springs, defense, eco devo, econdev, economic development, military workforce, site selection
Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC President & CEO Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer shares how her region is building aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing strength while keeping economic development rooted in real opportunity for people.
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196: AI and the Future of Economic Development with Dane Carlson
October 27th, 2025 | 19 mins 26 secs
ai, api workflows, data infrastructure, digital transformation, eco devo, econdev, economic development, machine readable data, rfi automation, site selection, sitehunt, utilities
Dane Carlson explores how utilities can use artificial intelligence not just to manage infrastructure, but to become strategic partners in shaping the future of economic development.
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192: How North Carolina Recruits on the World Stage with Anders Victor
September 29th, 2025 | 28 mins 12 secs
eco devo, econdev, economic development, foreign direct investment, global markets, infrastructure, international business, north carolina, siemens, site selection, toyota, workforce
An inside look at how North Carolina attracts international investment and builds global relationships, with insights from Anders Victor.
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189: How North Dakota Gets Deals Done with Rich Garman
September 8th, 2025 | 26 mins 22 secs
collaboration, community, eco devo, econdev, economic development, investment, north dakota, project delivery, site selection, small state advantage, speed, trust
A conversation with Rich Garman, Director of Economic Development and Finance at the North Dakota Department of Commerce, about how small-state agility, collaboration, and culture shape economic growth.