Wednesday, October 08, 2003
Here's a good article exploring whether Colorado should start playing the incentives game. It reviews what's happening in Michigan, Charlotte, Texas and New Mexico. Read more.
Today in our history of innovation...
In 1823, New Yorkers inaugurated the Erie Canal in Albany, NY. Forty thousand people attended the ceremonies. (The celebrations were a little premature. The canal was actually completed in 1825.)
The Erie Canal had an enormous impact on New York and the nation in the early nineteenth century. It was the superhighway of pre-Civil War America. Connecting Albany to Buffalo, the canal opened the American frontier and made westward expansion inevitable. It also turned New York harbor into the nation's number one port.
posted by Ed Morrison |
links
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.
If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site:
Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber:
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
Download some background information on me here.
Colorado and the incentives game
