Monday, April 14, 2003
Here's a cool web site that integrates mapping and aerial photos. It's called Oakland Explorer. While the results are still a little rough, it shows you where Internet-based commercial real estate has been heading.
The Chattanooga Chamber has developed a slick web site for a major industrial park, Enterprise South Industrial Park. You can use this site as a model for organizing information for a marketing web site for industrial properties.
If you are looking for a good web site design, spend a few minutes with Will County, Center for Economic Development. (Based in Joiliet, IL, Will County is near Chicago.) Although it's not completely built out, the site does have a good approach to listing a wide range of projects. Click the home page, then look under "Available Properties".
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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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