24 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week
The stories Dane thinks you need to see. November 14, 2024 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 24 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. 🤔
(For the first time I can remember we have the same number this week as we had last week!)
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1) Economic Development and Developers in the News # 172 - Econ dev news from 50 economic development executives and organizations in 32 states.
2) Podcast 149: Mastering Community Events and Economic Growth with Lynn Fuhler - The Art of Herding Festival Volunteers
3) 19 New Econ Dev Jobs This Week - In 12 states, from $47,000 - $221,000.
4) 24 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week - The stories Dane thinks you need to see. November 7, 2024 edition.
5) Podcast 148: High-Touch Economic Development in Indiana with Brock Herr - How Indiana attracts and retains business: A holistic development strategy.
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Financial Times: FT Specialist Launches FT Locations for Portfolio of Economic Development Data & Tools
FT Specialist, a division within the FT Group, has launched FT Locations, a full-service portfolio for location intelligence solutions. The new brand brings together 16 premium products and services, including fDi Markets, ZoomProspector, Amplify, and others.
6) How real wages have declined since November 2020:
7) Why do cities emerge in particular locations, grow, and dominate their regions? Jim Gibson has outlined some ideas in Theories on the Location of Cities: Understanding Why Cities Form and Where They Do.
8) NFIB small business sentiment improved last month:
9) However, companies continue to report sluggish sales:
10) With more businesses citing weak sales as their "most important problem":
11) The NFIB uncertainty index hit a record high:
12) The index of compensation plans was unchanged in October:
