29 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week
The stories Dane thinks you need to see. October 31, 2024 edition.
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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 29 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) Economic Development and Developers in the News # 170 - Econ dev news from 42 economic development executives and organizations in 22 states.
2) Podcast 147: Transforming Communities Through Redevelopment with Kristen Fish-Peterson - From empty buildings to economic assets.
3) 31 New Econ Dev Jobs This Week - In 19 states, from $31 - $250k
4) 32 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week - The stories Dane thinks you need to see. October 24, 2024 edition.
5) Economic Development and Developers in the News # 169 - Econ dev news from 40 economic development executives and organizations in 23 states.
6) What can we do with cheap solar electricity and desalinization? We can terraform the American West.
7) TSMC’s Arizona chip production yields surpass Taiwan’s: - Production yields in Arizona are 4 percentage points higher.
8) U.S. metropolitan areas by GDP, 2022:
9) The role of local government in urban economics: Powering economic growth and prosperity by Jim Gibson.
10) Great episode from the podcast Site Selectors Are People, Too: Dealing with Real Estate.
