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41 Things Economic Developers Need To Know This Week

The stories that Dane thinks you need to see from this week. June 24, 2022 edition.

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
9 min read

Welcome to the "make you a smarter economic developer" newsletter!  Thanks for spending a few minutes with us this morning.

Today we have 41 stories, graphics, charts, and videos that I think you'll find informative, useful, inspiring, and perhaps even humorous.

As always, if you find something great, please send it to me.

- Dane


Today's issue is brought to you by LocalIntel.

1) 38 New Economic Development Jobs This Week - 38 new econ dev jobs in 20 states, and Canada.


2) Issue # 65 - Economic Development and Developers in the News: Econ dev news from 168 economic development executives and organizations in 31 states, and Canada.


3) Podcast Episode 53 - What To Do First in Economic Development with Andy Portera: Economic development expert Andy Portera answers the question: When you're brought into a community, what do you advise them to do first?


4) Quantity over Quality: The best way to get better at pottery, at economic development, or at anything, is to do more.


5) How to rebuild an economic development organization: The case of Albany County, NY.


6) Rural's rise: Shifting trends in rural and urban job postings.



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