Create Anti Goals
Anti-goals force us to ask “How am I complicit in creating the conditions I say I don’t want?”.
21 Things Economic Developers Need to Know This Week
The stories Dane thinks you need to see. August 20, 2026 edition.
Economic Development and Developers in the News # 257
Econ dev news from 59 economic development executives and organizations in 32 states.
Podcast 232: Stop Marketing Your Community Like Everywhere Else with Bethany Quinn
How to become memorable without inventing another slogan
The Five Contradictions of Economic Development
A preview of what 500+ conversations taught me about the tensions at the heart of economic development.
Small Cities Should Read Their Own Systems Before Copying Someone Else's Model
Outside examples can help, but rural entrepreneurship strategy has to be translated into local design.
