Tuesday, August 05, 2003
That's the theme song for California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency these days (and they are numbered).
Here's an e-mail that is making the rounds among EDPros:
"As expected, the Governor signed the budget that was passed by the legislature. Pursuant to the budget and its trailer bills, the entire California Technology, Trade and Commerce Agency (and its 12 foreign offices), will cease to exist by December 31, 2003 (or earlier if possible)."
You may remember that this is the agency under fire for incompetence and patronage. The situation got so bad, not even the agency's friends on the outside could defend it.
posted by Ed Morrison |
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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
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Background on Ed Morrison
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