Incentives Watch Monday, July 16, 2007 Here are some articles on incentives from last week: Luring Cabela's to Rapid City has generated some controversy about inside dealings. Cabela's land deal launches war of words Here is some background on Wisconsin incentives for energy efficiency. Increased Incentives Will Help Businesses Save Money In South Carolina, the state is looking at ways to put a dollar amount on the services it offers free to prospective businesses so they will calculate it as part of their incentive package.Changes coming for economic development tools Meanwhile, South Carolina's governor is calling for a petition drive to outlaw incentives to Big Box retailers. Sanford calls for drive to repeal 'big-box' tax break and Taylor: Retailer incentives misguided In Arizona, the governor has put limits on incentives for retail recruitment. Cities need to stop crying about overdue limits on tax incentives The mayor in Kansas City is holding firm to his position that the city council put an incentives policy in place before approving more incentives. Pushing policy may dilute KC's pull 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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