Regional Economic Development
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Idaho company seeks finances for geothermal plant
We are looking for major partners to help us put this into production,"
How do regions think about an economic development ‘positioning strategy’?
Would any of you be interested in a cross-country dialogue on what initiatives can be taken to trigger the sustainable growth of regional businesses in this field? We would like to get a real dialogue going on this issue.
Denver Mayor sketches out "Greenprint" vision. Speech touts trees, hybrids, preschool. John Hickenlooper’s initiative would stretch 20 years into the area’s future. The plan draws praise from industry.
"I’m glad he is thinking big like this," City Councilman Charlie Brown said. "That is the future and the future is now."
Community Wealth & Energizing Entrepreneurship NEWS
A Publication of the Inland Northwest Partnership for Rural Improvement (a WSU Extension/CCS collaboration) – Vol. 2, No. 7 Patrick Copeland-Malone, Editor (509.533.4706 or [email protected]) Full Newsletter http://www.matr.net/files/CommunityWealthandEnergizingEntrepreneurshipNews1.doc (Many thanks to Sandi Boughton, Community Program…
Chancellor stresses flexibility in teaching. Links to Business Groups and Board Memberships Seen as Key in Nurturing Future Workforce
Do your education leaders sit on local business, civic and leadership boards?
Attracting the Young, College-Educated to Cities. Increasingly, prosperity depends on brainpower.
According to the research, two thirds of young professionals choose a city in which to live and then look for a job.
North Dakota ethanol plant has Montana backers
Investors from Montana and North Dakota are backing a 50 million gallon ethanol plant in Williston, after a Washington state company scrubbed plans for a smaller one earlier this year, officials say.
ETA Announces Availability of $125 Million in Grant Funds for Community-Based Job Training Grants; Emphasizes Objective of Building Capacity for Community Colleges to Train for High-Growth and High-Demand Industries
Funds will be awarded to individual community and technical colleges, community college districts, state community college systems, and One-Stop Career Centers to support or engage in a combination of capacity building and training activities for the purpose of building the capacity of community colleges to train for careers in high-growth/ high-demand industries in the local and/or regional economies.
The New Megalopolis. Our focus on cities is wrong. Growth and innovation come from new urban corridors.
The New Megas are the real economic organizing units of the world, producing the bulk of its wealth, attracting a large share of its talent and generating the lion’s share of innovation.