New Mexico finally tells Bombardier to take a hike Saturday, March 05, 2005 New Mexico's governor finally approved the withdrawal of New Mexico's bid for a new Bombardier facility to assemble a new line of jets. Read more. The company had been using New Mexico's bid to leverage other proposals and to put pressure on its unions in Montreal, its home base. Read more. Assuming that Bombardier was acting in good faith, New Mexico figured it would have to come up with $700 million price tag in incentives. Meanwhile, back in Canada, a radio report indicated last week that the company had decided to move ahead with a facility in Montreal. But the company quickly denied the report. It seems, they are still trying to pressure the unions for concessions. 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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