Wednesday, July 02, 2003
In an earlier post, I noted the release of the Milken Institute annual Best Performing Cities report.
I only mentioned the listings for the Top 200 Metros and the Smaller 96 Metros. Here's a listing of complete links.
The listing of the Top 200 Metros is available here.
The listing of the Smaller 96 Metros is available here.
Their report is now available on line. You can download it from this page. Go.
Today in our history of innovation...
In 1922, a day before his 19th birthday, Ralph W. Samuelson became the first person to ride on water skis. He invented the skis using two boards, eight feet long and nine inches wide, with curved tips. He had boiled the tips in his mother's copper kettle. Using clamps and braces, he curved the tips of the boards and let them set for two days.
(His earlier attempts using snow skis and barrel staves failed.)
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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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