Sunday, June 12, 2005
Research triangle Park in North Carolina stands as a leader in regional economic development. Following a 2001 study by Michael Porter of Harvard, the region began retooling its economic development strategy around emerging clusters.
This new strategy is beginning to show results. Read more.
Earlier this spring, for the first time in the Research Triangle’s history, a coalition of 25 chambers of commerce and economic development organizations came together to launch a comon economic development legislative action agenda to promote job growth in the region.
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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.
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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
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Research Triangle measures new strategy
