Fort Wayne's new regional focus Wednesday, February 04, 2004 Yesterday, Fort Wayne's mayor announced a new economic strategy with two important features. First, he's focusing on his region: Northeast Indiana. He is tying the city's efforts to the regional focus of the Northeast Indiana Corporate Council. Second, the mayor has targeted the importance of upgrading the skills of the existing workforce with a "Learn to Earn" initiative. This emphasis makes sense: 80% of the workforce for the year 2010 is already in the workforce. Read more. In March, 2003, the Northeast Indiana Regional Corporate Council unveiled its analysis of economic development issues facing the community and called for a $20 million fund to be created that supports economic and entrepreneurial development. Download the report and a progress report. posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. 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. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. 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.

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