Sunday, August 07, 2005
Not all clusters are good for the neighborhood. On East Douglas in Wichita, a cluster of tattoo parlors is forming. Read more.
Looking at Google, I found the following tattoo parlors on East Douglas: Redsea Tattoo, Luck Devil Tattoos, Bullwinkle's Tattoo & Body, Hell Bomb Tattoo, and Elektrik Chair.
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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
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Wichita's tattoo cluster
