A Place I’ll Remember – May 2024
A Place I'll Remember A couple of months ago Corey Murphy from the New Castle/Henry County EDC posted about two students and a graduate of the Henry County REMC Machine Trades class who made a personal presentation to the EDC Board of...
Miles or Minutes
Redesign Your Data If you’ve ever had to answer the question “are we there yet?” you know that it’s really about how much longer, not how much farther. Economic development maps used to describe a community’s access to specific places or...
A Place I’ll Remember – April 2024
A Place I'll Remember Mobile, Alabama has years of experience putting on shows to connect students to local opportunities, and this year the action moved to colleges. Showcase Mobile recently hosted 120 college students from 13 colleges...
360° of Access
Redesign Your Data Maps have many purposes, and one of the most important to site selectors and talent is to demonstrate access, not just location. Communities that lie at the intersection of multiple interstates have an easy way to...
A Place I’ll Remember – March 2024
A Place I'll Remember When it was time to rebuild a local elementary school, Guilford County, NC saw an opportunity to change more than just the building. As construction continues through 2024, a whole new curriculum is also being designed...
The Creative Act
The Distillery From time to time I want to share something with you I have read, seen, maybe even eaten or purchased that I think you might enjoy. That’s why these posts are called The Distillery. This time it’s a book you may have...
Time to Inventory Your Maps
Redesign Your Data If you are in the economic development business, you are in the map business. We’re lucky to have so many sources available to screenshot, download, or cut and paste, but have you taken a look at your website and...
A Place I’ll Remember – February 2024
A Place I'll Remember A Place I’ll Remember looks a bit different this month. When you are trying to describe a program or initiative that caught your attention, do you remember where that screenshot is stored? Did you save the link...