Regional Economic Development

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Education is key to overcoming coming jobs crisis. "The 2010 Meltdown: Solving the Impending Jobs Crisis" by Edwin Gordon

The impending crisis that Gordon explores in his latest book, The 2010 Meltdown, will have two seemingly incompatible dynamics – wholesale unemployment and businesses’ inability to find the qualified workers they need to compete effectively in the global economy.

An upside down view of the future of the global workforce. How will you recruit the best and the brightest?

The onslaught of globalization, technology advances, and demographic changes are creating howling winds buffeting nations and businesses. It’s tough going for anyone heading directly into them, but an almost effortless glide if they are directly behind your back.

Developers, homebuyers are bringing Western trend of planned mini-cities to wide-open spaces of rural Idaho

"Living in a planned community wasn’t just about purchasing a home — it was a lifestyle choice for us,"

Philanthropy From the Heart of America

“They have the wealth,” he said. “They want to capitalize on it and build a community.”

Are They Really Ready to Work? Employers’ Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge and Applied Skills of New Entrants to the 21st Century U. S. Workforce

Business leaders must take an active role in outlining the kinds of skills we need from our
employees for our companies and economy to thrive. This report is a first step in articulating
these necessary skills. But we can do much more than that. As business leaders, we must also
play a role in creating opportunities for young people to obtain the skills they need. Businesses
can partner with schools and other organizations that work with young people to provide
internships, job shadowing programs and summer jobs. Businesses can encourage their
employees to serve as mentors and tutors. Businesses can invest in programs at the local and
national level that have demonstrated their ability to improve outcomes for young people.
Finally, business leaders can use their expertise in innovation and management to help identify
new and creative solutions.

Retirement Migration as an Economic Development Tool

Empty-nesters don’t crowd schools. They don’t clog roads at rush hour. They can bring a wealth of time and talent. And they spend money on local goods and services, creating a financial impact more than three times greater than that of a new factory job, studies have found.

Report gives glimpse into West’s future – “You’ve Come a Long Way, Cowboy: 10 Truths and Trends in the New American West”

How the West was won is not necessarily a very good template for how the West will win, as rapidly changing economic realities have, in recent years, shifted the demographic landscape in surprising ways.

Got skills? Jobs await

To partially meet that need, the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council has created a nationwide program to train, test and certify workers in entry-level skills for openings among today’s 10 million factory jobs. Its goal is to credential 4 million workers in the next 10 years.

Throwing Cold Water?

Does this lesson apply to your town?

Retirees power a new boom – Older adults are a new catalyst for economies in the region

Active people 55 and older, experts say, can serve as a new economic development tool or a complement to efforts to replace jobs that vanished, decimating local tax bases.