As economic development leaders, we stand at an inflection point. The traditional extractive economy that concentrated wealth in Silicon Valley and major urban centers is giving way to something far ...
Resilience is a relevant concept for all of us—humans, leaders, companies, cities and institutions. While its application is varied, the goal is the same: to create a stable, successful future that ...
The pursuit of economic development has long been a cornerstone of human progress, but beneath its surface lies a complex web of issues that threaten the very foundation of our existence. At its core, ...
Plastic is now becoming as much of a problem as it has been a solution. Some say the global plastic waste crisis has reached a critical tipping point, that the oceans are swimming with microplastics, ...
Twenty years ago Joshua Cooper Ramo, a consultant, first wrote about the “Beijing consensus”. The Washington consensus of financial liberalisation, floating currencies and openness to foreign capital ...
The city of Harker Heights may soon change the way it handles economic development. At a June 17 workshop, the Harker Heights City Council heard a preliminary presentation about moving to a new ...
HARKER HEIGHTS — The Harker Heights City Council heard a preliminary presentation Wednesday about updating the city’s economic development efforts, and doing away with the city’s economic development ...
The four-paragraph ultimatum landed June 19 with a thud in the laps of our Quad-Cities biggest shots: Come up with a new, regional economic development model within 120 days or risk “funding ...