22 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week
The stories Dane thinks you need to see. February 20, 2025 edition.
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 22 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. 🤔
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1) Introducing an AI-powered text messaging tool for business retention and expansion surveys.
2) Economic Development and Developers in the News # 183 - Econ dev news from 44 economic development executives and organizations in 16 states and Canada.
3) Podcast 161: Unlocking the Power of Tertiary Markets with Dr. Ronda Sauget - Where zoning takes hours, not years
4) 28 New Econ Dev Jobs This Week - 28 jobs in 16 states
5) Every U.S. state, resized based on population:
6) Most dynamic metropolitans of 2024: The report evaluates 380 Metropolitan Statistical Areas across the United States, ranking them on indicators such as employment, average annual pay, real GDP growth, per capita income, and measures of entrepreneurial activity.
7) Typically, you'd think more homes being taken off the market is good news for real estate agents and analysts... But, with a surplus of new homes for sale and a shortage of buyers, US properties are increasingly being delisted to be moved on from, rather than moved into.
8) With the average price of a new truck hovering around $60,000, compared to $39,233 for cars, the bang for your truck buck just doesn't quite cut it like it used to for inflation-weary consumers.
9) Homebuilder sentiment declined this month due to tariff concerns:
10) The NY Fed's manufacturing report, the first regional survey of the month, signaled improving factory activity:
11) What economists see vs. what consumers see when looking at inflation:
12) US industries with the highest profit margins:
