Regional Economic Development

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The John Gardner Blog – Washington State University Vice President for Economic Development (Great!)

Any large organization struggles to keep up with change. I’ve always found it a bit ironic that universities spawn the most radical of new ideas and creativity – while also often being the refuge of stubborn hold-outs.

Acting Globally but Thinking Locally? The Influence of Local Communities on Organizations

Despite globalization, local factors remain important, and in many ways local particularities have become more visible and salient as globalization has proceeded.

The Rise of Family-Friendly Cities. It’s lifestyle, not lattés, that our most productive workers want.

If you talk with recruiters and developers in the nation’s fastest growing regions, you find that the critical ability to lure skilled workers, long term, lies not with bright lights and nightclubs, but with ample economic opportunities, affordable housing and family friendly communities not too distant from work.

WestWord Fall 2007 Newsletter – The Sonoran Institute

This issue highlights: our first workshop to help western communities plan their energy futures; an Oregon float trip that led to a river management breakthrough; legislative progress for smart growth; the success of a vision for a Montana community; and more.

Selling the Northwest’s global genericism

Current real estate pitches emphasize wealth, urban amenities, and a let-them-eat cake luxury lifestyle that is the antithesis of anything remotely regional or rooted.

Where You Live Could Kill You

If you’re committed to longevity, your best locational bet is a move to the certain counties in Montana, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, North Dakota and South Dakota, according to a new study comparing mortality rates in counties nationwide.

Small Towns Look To Keep Young Professionals By Increasing Affordable Housing

Inclusionary zoning would make it easier for local governments to resist opposition and approve projects providing affordable housing, Mr. Crosson points out. “It’s not high-minded,” he said. “It allows local officials to deflect some of the heat. They can say that they are not choosing to do it, the law is making them do it.”

The Tough Business of Growing Old in Rural Areas

Rural areas have a higher percentage of elderly residents. Their quality of life depends on what local governments can scrounge and what local volunteers can give.

The Fraser Institute: U.S. States Best at Encouraging Entrepreneurs and Small Business Start Ups; Atlantic Canada the Worst

Nevada had the highest net small business creation rate at 5.2 per cent, followed by Florida (4.7 per cent) and Utah (4.5 per cent). They are followed in order by Idaho, Montana, Virginia, Georgia, Missouri, Arizona, and Delaware, which shows a diverse geographic pattern of entrepreneurial success across the United States.

USDA Rural Economic Development Loan Program Has Dubious Record

More than three decades after the loan program was created, USDA officials still don’t know whether it works.