Economy Watch Sunday, September 05, 2004 Here are the articles from last week that can help you keep up with the economy. Chief executives forecast a healthy U.S. economy U.S. workers lose ground U.S. job picture brightens with more August hiring Vital Signs for the Week of Sept. 6 Slowing U.S. productivity could signal new hiring Economic reality bites Consumer confidence fell sharply in August Bonds Won't Get Off Stage US Treasuries surge amid fresh economic jitters Survey: Nation's economic growth slipping I Am an Economic Girlie-Man August Jobs: Better Than Good Enough 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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