Regional Economic Development

For the price of that home in Palo Alto, you could buy 12 1/2 such homes in Yankton.

“What if North Dakota were to say that we’re going to engage in a 20-year investment strategy that would say we’re going to be one of the most entrepreneurial places in the country?” he said. “We’re going to set our course on that star.” “The leadership in the state has to stand up, set a course, and take the political heat for it,” he said. “You’ve got to distinguish yourself from the rest of the country.”

The bison industry is looking for ways to sell more buffalo meat and help ranchers struggling through lean times – starting with one city as a test. By Blake Nicholson The Associated Press Denver Post…

Measure would require local vote to raise funds for economic development The Spokane Area Economic Development Council and the Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce will ask the state Legislature this coming session to give counties…

Utah’s Mount Olympus Waters Inc. once enjoyed a flood of retail customers eager to peddle its small bottles of mineral refreshment. BY LESLEY MITCHELL THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Today, many of those customers have evaporated….

This is a very exciting opportunity for the region. Please contact the appropriate representatives from your state listed at the end of this update. Working together regionally is crucial to successful economic development. Russ) Phase…

Utah was not ready for the technology boom of the past decade, "but we need to get ready for the next one," he said. Although the state can import engineers, those who are trained here are more likely to stay. Scott Hinton, new dean of the Utah State University College of Engineering, admits that the prospect of a governor-supported engineering initiative was one of the things that lured him back to Utah. "Other states don’t have a champion like Leavitt" to support particular college programs, he said. He left Kansas, "which is in even worse shape financially," to come home to his native state.

A new study concludes that money spent putting unemployed loggers to work was only marginally successful, but real progress came where timber towns used the money to develop local leadership, community pride and a vision of the future.

(Do we have anything similar to promote Montana?- Russ)

Discussing job development and education, the governors said they want to work with universities, private firms and educators to improve online, distance-learning courses. That includes enhancements in the online Western Governors University.