198: Dane With Joe Barker on the Rural Strong Podcast

November 10th, 2025  |  26 mins 41 secs

ai, child care, eco devo, econdev, economic development, entrepreneurship, execution, feedback, housing, innovation, planning, rural communities, sitehunt, small towns, startups, technology, workforce

Talking Sitehunt, small towns, and staying persistent

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.

187: Changing Perceptions of Baltimore with Lakey Boyd

August 25th, 2025  |  26 mins 46 secs

baltimore, eco devo, econdev, economic development, greater baltimore committee, inner harbor, johns hopkins, livability, maryland, perception, regional collaboration, workforce

A candid conversation with Lakey Boyd about reshaping perceptions of Baltimore and driving regional economic growth.

121: Beyond Traditional Education: Nate Clayberg's Vision for Tomorrow's Workforce

December 11th, 2023  |  30 mins 20 secs

eco devo, econdev, economic development, education, workforce

Nate Clayberg, an economic developer embedded within the CAPS Network working to make an impact on our future workforce, advocates for a transformative approach to education that prepares students for future careers, emphasizing adaptable skills, early career exploration, and alignment between educational institutions and evolving industry needs.

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".

33: Economic Development in New Mexico with Kristen Gamboa

January 10th, 2022  |  33 mins 53 secs

econdev, economic development, new-mexico, newmexico, workforce

In this episode, Dane talks to Kristen Gamboa. She is the Senior Economic Developer for the Village of Los Lunas. She has been instrumental in helping existing businesses expand and grow, as well actively market and bring in new economic-base businesses to the second fastest growing community in New Mexico. Prior to this, she was the Director of Business Development for the New Mexico Partnership where she actively engaged with companies, C-suite executives, and site consultants looking for expansion, relocation, or new project opportunities across the Land of Enchantment.

According to Kristen, "New Mexico is a hidden gem that is still a little rough around the edges but with more regionalized economic development strategies you're going to hear and see more companies expanding to our 'Land of Enchantment'."

6: Economic and Workforce Development with Cody Mosely

June 14th, 2021  |  25 mins 8 secs

econdev, economic development, jobs, podcast, workforce, workforce development

Can a workforce developer lead the charge for economic development? While many organizations made the the switch from attraction to business retention last year because of COVID and the associated downturns in the economy, Cody Mosely with the Francis Tuttle Technology Center in Oklahoma is going in the other direction and leading the charge for regional economic growth.