Shaking up South Carolina Saturday, October 29, 2005 Darla Moore has been shaking up the economic development landscape in South Carolina for a number of years. A very successful businesswoman, Ms. Moore has been promoting the development of a new strategy for economic development in the state. Based on the Porter's theory of cluster development, the new strategy focuses on building innovation and productivity with new clusters. You can download a presentation on the strategy here and some additional background on the the Palmetto Institute. In a recent speech in Myrtle Beach, Ms. Moore focused her criticism on the existing state Department of commerce. She sees the department still focusing too much on promoting a South Carolina to businesses as a low-cost location with cheap labor, water and land. Read more. 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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