Nate Berg at The Atlantic Cities today takes up the latest research on megaregions in The Emerging and Interconnected ‘Megapolitan’ Regions: “Metros are the basis of integration into the global economy, I have no doubt about that,” says [Robert] Lang, a …
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: “‘If you want to create jobs, you have to start acting like a region,’ said Chris Brewer, a vice president for economics at AECOM. That means no more incentives to companies just for moving …
Understanding the difference between traded and non-traded industries is Economic Development 101, but a new paper by Nobel Laureate Michael Spence and Sandile Hlatshwayo deserves a close read. It’s a cogent reminder of the pace at which globalization is impacting value chains …
George Erickcek, a senior regional analyst at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in Kalamazoo, takes on regional branding for economic development: “I would spend that last economic development dollar on customized training programs, a business retention call or …
Next Friday, May 14, is my last day at CAPCOG. I’ve served as the economic development director there for the past five years and it has been a wonderful opportunity. While five years won’t break any records for government service, …
Brian Kelsey is an Austin-based economic development consultant and former senior policy advisor at the U.S. Economic Development Administration in Washington, DC. Civic Analytics is his blog about data-driven analysis for understanding community and economic trends. Views expressed here are his own.
