Wednesday, April 23, 2003
Cincinnati's mayor's Economic Development Task Force has recommended sweeping reforms of the city's economic development apparatus. The reforms are targeted to achieve two major objectives...improve the execution of the city's economic development strategy and improve the accessibility of business services to the business community. Learn more.
Mayor Luken is trying to keep the proposals in one piece when they go to the council. He has told local legislators it's all or nothing.
Meanwhile, Nashville's Mayor is considering a business led proposal to take tourism out of the chamber. Read on.
Today in our History of Innnovation...
In 1940, Herman Anthony patented a leak-proof flashlight battery (Ray-o-Vac).
In 1896, the management at Koster and Bial's Music Hall in New York City used Thomas Edison's Vitascope to project the first movie to a paying audience. The movie included a series of short scenes projected at about half life size: a ballet dancer, a burlesque boxing match, waves on a sea shore, and a comic allegory, The Monroe Doctrine.
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Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
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Cincinnati Task Force proposes major ED reforms
