In this episode Ed Burghard talks with Mark Lautman, founding director of the Community Economics Lab, a private not-for-profit think tank that innovates new approaches to economic development to work in a labor and capital constrained economy. His consul

In this episode, Roving Host Ed Burghard talks with Doug Moorman, Vice President of Development Strategies Group LLC) about moving your community from a “need to be” location to a “want to be” location for companies.

Dr. Mariela Alfonzo from State of Place is interviewed this week by roving Host Michael Scott. They explore the convergence between placemaking and economic development and the State of Place data driven index that categorizes communities into different

Our International Roving Host, Bruce Levine, recently had the opportunity to speak with JoAnn Crary, President of Saginaw Future, a not-for-profit economic development organization in the Saginaw, Michigan metro area of over 200,000 people. JoAnn has been

Host Ed Burghard this week talks to Jennifer Owens, Principle at Consultant Connect and President of Lakeshore Advantage in Ottawa County, Michigan. Consult Connect is a national consulting firm solely offering educational programs to build a bridge betwe

Midge McCauley has been at the forefront of the urban retail industry since her days working with legendary retail developer and real estate visionary Jim Rouse. Host Michael Scott talks with Midge about her deep experience and perspectives of retailers

Steve Fritsch, Senior Director of Strategic Network Engagement for Team NEO [Team Northeast Ohio], talks this week with host, Ed Burghard about the emerging challenges facing economic development and what the profession could stop and start doing to deliv

Tywan is an Economic Development professional in Brooklyn, NY. In this podcast he talks with host Michael Scott about the economic climate in this NY borough through his involvement with the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.

This week International Roving Host Bruce Levine speaks with Doug Wendt, President and Senior Partner of Wendt Partners, a firm with offices in Washington DC and New York. Doug, who has an extensive background in both business and economic development, s

In this episode, Ed Burghard (creator of the www.strengtheningbrandamerica.com website) talks with Kenny McDonald, CEO for Columbus 2020!, about the challenges and opportunities facing the economic development profession. Prior to becoming CEO for Columb