Regional Economic Development
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Working with Angel Investors for Community Development
The experience of communities with established angel networks and high levels of angel investment activity has illustrated how valuable well-organized groups of individual investors can be to a vibrant business community.
Wyoming Builds its Local Infrastructure with well funded program
“Communities can either begin to build business parks and prepare the community with water, sewer, land, streets and spec buildings, or they can use the funds to assist a company that is moving in and needs infrastructure put in place.” The maximum funding per community is $1.5 million
Speaking Entrepreneur in Montana and beyond
Communities across the country are increasingly embracing entrepreneurship as part of the economic development landscape. Find out why and how to make the most of the entrepreneurial climates they are creating. “There is an active appreciation for entrepreneurial ventures and the active support is growing. This is important for the longer term.”
Idaho economy may be on cusp of recovery
Holiday season will yield clues, economist says At George´s Shoe Shop in Caldwell, when the economy is down, shoe repairs pick up. Wayne Hoffman The Idaho Statesman When the economy recovers, shoe sales pick up….
Commissioner says he’ll keep close tabs on Colorado’s first foreign capital depository
The institutions were designed to protect foreign depositors who want to guard assets from civil actions in their home countries. The state gets a percentage of the deposits as a fee.
Charting Idaho´s Economy: Service job growth key to Idaho’s economic recovery
Current employment figures indicate the U.S. economy is starting to climb out of the doldrums of slow job growth. But the current strength in job creation, nationally and in Idaho, is not in manufacturing. The…
Boise Valley brand name in the works – Goal is to bring more business to Treasure Valley
“The brand name will have to say something about our quality of life and the reasonableness of doing business here,” said Boyce. “It´ll be something around entrepreneurship and the opportunities here.”
VC Guru on Coming of the ‘Next Big Thing’
Almost by definition that is in the hearts and minds of young people in educational institutions.
Speakers address economic concerns
“We need to create a climate of entrepreneurship and innovation,” Bishop said. He called this climate “economic gardening,” the main ingredients of which are education, information and interaction. Bishop said the key to the region’s economic development is identifying those key industries and entrepreneurs, “our champions,” and giving them the support necessary to make them successful at selling goods and services to people from outside the region.
Broadband to the boonies – Can high-speed Net connections prevent the heartland from emptying out?
One of the most ambitious plans to jump-start American productivity comes not from a startup in Silicon Valley or a boardroom on Wall Street. Instead, it is taking root just north of a sugar beet field in Bismarck, North Dakota.