33 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week
The stories Dane thinks you need to see. January 30, 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 33 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 # 180 - Econ dev news from 50 economic development executives and organizations in 19 states.
2) Economic Developer or Indiana Jones: The Quest for Infrastructure Data - Are you an ED or do you wear a fedora and bomber jacket, and carry a whip?
3) Podcast 158: From Volunteer to CEO with Jennifer Storm in Buda, Texas - When board members go pro.
4) 16 New Econ Dev Jobs This Week - In 9 states and US Virgin Islands
5) 21 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week - The stories Dane thinks you need to see. January 23, 2025 edition.
6) Jamie Beasley just reminded me: If you're doing business attraction, Linkedin is your friend. If you're working BR&E, especially in small towns Facebook is still #1.
7) MBA grads are also struggling to get jobs:
8) According to a new report from think tank Frontier Group, data centers in Virginia -- reportedly home to more than 35% of the world's known hyperscale data centers -- are responsible for a genuinely mind-boggling 26% of the state's total electricity consumption.
9) Nearly 11% of active credit card holders made only minimum payments on bills in Q3 last year, the highest share since 2012.
10) I haven't figured out how to use this for economic development yet, but I love ShadeMap. It let's you simulate sun shadows for any time and place on Earth.
