Incentives Watch Sunday, June 17, 2007 Here are some articles on incentives. A little confusion about the steel mill incentives in Alabama. Who owes what in steel mill incentives? Meanwhile, Louisiana looks at why it lost the steel mill to Alabama. Louisiana recruiter: Why we lost the steel mill Here's an overview of clawback provisions in incentives. Incentives don’t land jobs? States say: Repay Here's an overview of film incentives, from Pennsylvania's perspective. Filming focuses on bill Here's an interesting article on a "fair play" agreement in Iowa. Urbandale wants fair play pact for all Incentives have split two chambers in Corpus Christi. Tax incentives split opinions of chambers New Jersey is considering legislation to establish innovation zones. Doria Bill to Establish Innovation Zone Technology Clusters Around NJ Higher Education 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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