Regional Economic Development

In the world of economic development, the grass always seems greener someplace else.

The coincident indexes combine four state-level indicators to summarize current economic conditions in a single statistic.

Sustainable development in these rural communities is exhibited through investment in unique assets of their community, development of affordable housing, enhancement of economic competitiveness, and preservation of their natural resource preservation through infill development.

If planning is to be helpful it must see cities first as the economic communities that they were at their beginning.

"That seemingly simple idea [crowdfunding development] is actually a radical departure from conventional practice, and requires some financial and regulatory gymnastics."

"We just call it crowdsourced development."

The first step is to take an exhaustive inventory of everything in the community as well as those forces or individuals outside of the community who can contribute to more successful outcomes

This material is written as a "how-to" manual for developing an excellent and more professional organization.

Past judges of the Excellence in TBED award program have told us they want to read a clear, concise and compelling story about how tech-based initiatives are improving local, state and regional economies.

The Department of Defense will lead two of the new Institutes, focused on "Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation" and "Lightweight and Modern Metals Manufacturing", and the Department of Energy will be leading one new institute on "Next Generation Power Electronics Manufacturing".