False DiChoTomiEs
05.03.13
Either career technical education or traditional college-prep curriculum is a false dichotomy, and advocates that pit one against the other in a zero-sum game are doing a disservice to students and our future workforce.
Austin’s Energy Boom?
04.23.13
Austin is not usually part of the oil and gas conversation in Texas, at least compared to traditional energy markets in Houston, Midland-Odessa, and now the Eagle Ford Shale region, but perhaps it should be, if for different reasons.
Wonkamania II: Kotkin vs Florida
04.09.13
Richard “Creative Destruction” Florida and Joel “The American Dream” Kotkin are at it again (Wonkamania I), and I still don’t know what it really means for planners. Here are the latest jabs: Did I Abandon My Creative Class Theory? Not …
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies
04.02.13
The U.S. Economic Development Administration is a relatively small program by federal standards–$29 million in total funding–but it does important work, especially in rural communities.
Mapping Movers
03.19.13
Rebecca Blank may be on her way out of Commerce, but she can be proud of what the U.S. Census Bureau has accomplished during her time there. In addition to launching several new data products and services, the Census Bureau …
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Betty Voights
Capital Area Council of Governments
About Civic Analytics LLC
Brian Kelsey is an economic development consultant and lecturer at The University of Texas at Austin. He writes about the Austin economy and economic development. You can reach him at brian@civicanalytics.com or 512-731-7851.
