Saturday, October 02, 2004
For the last few years, Michigan has been trying to encourage collaboration among its tool and die makers. There's a lot of these businesses in the state, well over 1,000.
The state has set up a program to reduce the taxes on toolmakers, but they must submit collaborative proposals. This requirement is proving hard to meet. Read more.
For more background on what Michigan is doing to promote collaboration among toolmakers, you can download thier 2002 policy report from this page.
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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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Background on Ed Morrison
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Promoting collaboration among Michingan's tool and die businesses
