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19 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week

The stories Dane thinks you need to see. August 1, 2024 edition.

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
4 min read
19 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week

Welcome to this week's issue of What Economic Developers Need to Know This Week, where we explore the evolving dynamics of our economy. 

This week we have 19 tools, stories, graphics, charts, and videos that I think you'll find informative, useful, inspiring, and perhaps even humorous. Some are economic development related directly, and some only indirectly. 🤔

If you're wondering what to do with the info in this newsletter, send something to your board members. It will make you look good!


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1) Tooting my own horn first:

Great news from Sitehunt this week, as promised the July updates were completed:

AI powered marketing content is now live. Here's a demo:

Automatic RFI responses now work and are in beta testing. Here's a video demo:

If you'd like a demo, let me know.


2) Two images of the same data:

What a difference scale makes.


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