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How Are Economic Developers Partnering to Solve Workforce Challenges?

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

To attract, retain and expand businesses in today’s tight labor market, economic development organizations (EDOs) are becoming more involved than ever in partnerships to help meet employers’ talent pipeline and training needs. Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation in Pa.; What do those partnerships look like?

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Building a local economy versus "economic development": Gambling

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

In a report seen by the Guardian , they estimated economic output, jobs and wages have been knocked by New Jersey’s digital gambling surge – calling into question industry claims that legalization can provide a boon to states nationwide. Economic development versus building a local economy. ED says economic activity increased.

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Park Development Means Economic Development — Episode 031

Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

While it would take several libraries to thoroughly go through all the reasons why open space is important, we went to the expert on land use policy and economic development issues. Ed is a sought after thought leader and author on economic development and land use policies and trends.

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Silicon Valley layoffs as a hiring opportunity for IT developers/city economic development elsewhere

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

The Philadelphia Inquirer has an article, " Philly employers are desperately seeking tech workers even as Silicon Valley giants are laying off thousands ," making the point that despite the massive layoffs at software technology firms in California and Washington, there remains plenty of demand for developers at firms in places like Philly.

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Episode 76: Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Community Development Strategy to Address Digital Inequity with Sarah Hope Marshall

CRA Today

Episode 76: Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Rethinking Community Development Strategy to Address Digital Inequity with Sarah Hope Marshall [link] Sarah Hope Marshall joins me here to reflect upon digital inequity in place-based community revitalization. It’s a different dynamic, and we adopt things slowly, so we don’t always pause to say, wait.

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Balancing Tourism and Local Communities

Park Leaders

As a community and economic development expert with over 25 years of experience, Lori has long been an advocate for national parks in Australia. On this episode of the Park Leaders Show, Lori Modde, Founder & Managing Director of Lorick Management, joins the show discuss balancing tourism and local communities.

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Meet the featured customer speakers for the Worldwide Public Sector Innovation Talk at re:Invent 2023

AWS Public Sector Blog

She also has served on the Marketing Board for the March of Dimes and continues to be involved in the Our Promise Campaign. His responsibilities include managing and directing the program’s overall technology strategy, architecture, application development, and cybersecurity.