Saturday, October 29, 2005
Last week saw the release of a controversial report on working environments of all 50 states.
Prepared by researchers at the University of Massachusetts, the report ranks states based on different dimensions of economic performance. These indicators include average pay, employee benefits, and the percentage of low income workers.
The report's authors suggest that this report is the first of its kind to measure economic performance on the treatment of workers, instead of the treatment of businesses (with business climate surveys).
States in the New England area fared well under the new index, while states in the South generally performed relatively poorly. Read more background about the report. Here is a Associated Press report. You can view of map of the scores here.
You can download the report here.
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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.
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Report on best places to work
