Assorted Links Thursday

What's your community's value proposition? Your ED orgs? That question, and more in a tweet heavy assortment today.

22 Apr 2021 — 1 min read

In honor of Earth Day 2021:

DYK, Cincinnati was named the nation’s Most Sustainable City by @SiteSelection (2018, 2019), ahead of Seattle, San Diego, and LA. The City ranked #2 in 2020. Sustainability is good #econdev! #EarthDay2021 https://t.co/XsxNWPqrqs
— Choose Northern Kentucky for Economic Development (@NKY_EconDev) April 22, 2021

Economic development is often discussed as a three-legged stool, and all three “legs” are crucial to supporting quality employment growth.

Today, I dive into how the region supports quality employment growth under Vision 2025 for the @sanmarcosrecord: https://t.co/U0TOgSd814
— Jason J. Giulietti (@JasonGiulietti) April 15, 2021

The entrepreneurship boom of 2021:A once-in-an-economic-development-career opportunity

There are really only four types of value propositions companies can have:

- Best quality (Louisville Slugger, Stradivarius)
- Best bang for buck (Ikea, Chipotle, Toyota)
- Luxury & aspiration (BMW, Rolex)
- Must-have (Stripe, Westlaw)

Which is best for your company? Why?
— Nathan Barry (@nathanbarry) April 16, 2021

Which one is your community? Which one is your econ dev organization?

Don’t worry about missing shots, worry about not being in a place where you get to take enough of them.
— Sahil (@shl) April 15, 2021

Over the last two years, how many shots have you missed because you weren't in position to take them?

Warning: Language warning at the end, but totally worth it.

You're overcomplicating it. pic.twitter.com/W7bW6e8XmS
— Jack Butcher (@jackbutcher) April 3, 2021

Don't over complicate anything.

Mergers and Aquisitions in the time of Covid-19: Is it the right time to sell?

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CEO of Sitehunt, the AI platform for economic development, site selection and RFI automation. Host and publisher of the Econ Dev Show. In Houston, Texas.