Economy Watch Sunday, May 01, 2005 Here's the latest on the economy. Vital Signs for the Week of May 2 Damn The Deficit, And Pile On The Pork Dow Average Has Worst Monthly Drop Since Jan. 2003; IBM Slides American economic growth at slowest for two years Hard Evidence of a Soft Patch? Consumer Confidence Dips; Home Sales Up Nervous About The Economy? You're Not Alone 21ST Century American Challenges Imports increasingly burden US economy Economy Surprises Experts With Sudden Slowdown The global locomotive loses steam 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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