A Place I’ll Remember – September 2024
A Place I'll Remember I’m not generally a fan of age-specific “talent” attraction efforts, but I do appreciate that Tulsa has decided to announce a resolution declaring itself to be a “retirement destination city”, and to seek AARP’s “age...
Summing Up the Map Tips
Redesign Your Data A few months ago, I encouraged my economic development friends to inventory the maps you use online and in print. Here is a wrap-up of the tips I have shared in this series of ReDesign Your Data map-related...
A Place I’ll Remember – August 2024
A Place I'll Remember The citizens of New Orleans put their money where their hearts are in 2022 by passing a property tax millage that enabled the city to double the number of subsidized childcare seats available and add resources to...
The Beauty of an Analog Map
Digital Asset Management If you are an economic developer, digital maps are great. They are flexible, they don’t blow away while you are standing on a site, you can turn layers off and on, you don’t have to worry about a stack of...
A Place I’ll Remember Turns Five
A Place I'll Remember This month marks five years since I began the monthly A Place I’ll Remember posts. My goal continues to be to highlight the people and places who try something just a little unique to address an issue that’s not very...
A Place I’ll Remember – July 2024
A Place I'll Remember Back to childcare initiatives, this time wage subsidies to attract and retain the workforce. King County, Washington has an umbrella initiative called Best Start for Kids, and they are currently accepting applications...
What Child Care Studies Look Like
Kate McEnroe On Demand The big topics and sub-topics in the Workforce Participation Resource Catalogue are getting regular additions, and the content grows every week. One of the latest additions is an entirely new section under the...
Cities Please
Redesign Your Data If you are an economic developer, a county name may mean everything – it’s the place you represent, maybe even the name of your organization. That said, over one-half of county names are not unique. Be proud, but be...