Incentive Watch Saturday, May 19, 2007 Here are the incentives articles I came across last week: Louisiana learned that the largest incentive package -- even one approaching $2 billion for a $4 billion plant -- does not guarantee success. Louisiana learns the high bid doesn't always win We'll start seeing more stories like this one. It's far better to invest in a high school initiative in work skills than trying to lure companies with incentives. An EDPro in Pennsylvania has figured this out. County says ‘yes’ to YES The Texas Senate passed a bill to provide a boatload of incentives for film. Senate OKs $20 million for film incentives 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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