Regional Economic Development

We can’t afford to keep being this stupid! We have got to get our groove back. We need a president who will unite us around a common purpose, not a common enemy. Al Qaeda is about 9/11. We are about 9/12, we are about the Fourth of July — which is why I hope that anyone who runs on the 9/11 platform gets trounced.

"America’s heartland is essential to the nation’s economy, so SBA is committed to encouraging entrepreneurship and generating job growth in rural regions," SBA Administrator Steve Preston said.

Small Business Week 2008 Nomination Guidelines and Forms are now online!

The award-winning websites are impressive and their results are noteworthy. These best-practice websites are models for economic development organizations to follow.

"Education — lifelong education for everyone — from toddlers to workers well advanced in their careers — is indeed an excellent investment for individuals and society as a whole" Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

The first thing that needs to happen is Westerners need to quit romanticizing the idea that life was better way back when

A decades-old proposal is getting a new lease on life

"In the face of intensifying international competition, governors recognize innovation-based economic development is critical to states’ participation in the global marketplace," said Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, who heads NGA’s Innovation America initiative, which focuses on better preparing America’s future workforce and promoting investment in the businesses and technologies of tomorrow. "This academy will help states develop comprehensive economic policies and strengthen industry collaborations to ensure their success globally."

In states like Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, unemployment is hovering around 2 and 3 percent.

The Sonoron Institute’s new strategic plan sharpens our focus on the goal of a West “both prosperous and healthy, with a civilization to match its scenery,” as Western writer Wallace Stegner envisioned.