Friday, October 24, 2003
During a meeting this week in Edmonson County, KY, Ron Crouch, director of the Kentucky State Data Center, made some interesting observations on how our national economy is changing.
For example, he notes: The first 100 years of the United States was spent on making farms more efficient. The second 100 years was spent on factories. The next 100 years will be focused on ideas and knowledge.
He also believes that the Southeast is where the most economic growth will occur in the next few years; the Northeast will continue losing population; and the Southwest is going to be the next Appalachian region, poor and uneducated. Read more.
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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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Some interesting thoughts on how our economy is changing
