I’ll be at the Texas Economic Development Council’s 2012 Winter Meeting in Galveston on Thursday talking about what I learned working in Washington last year. The presentation will cover: – Federal strategies for supporting regional economic development – Why clusters …
I’ll be teaching sustainable economic development at the University of Texas at Austin this semester. This will be the second class on economics I’ve taught to graduate students, but the first dealing with sustainability. The course is part of the …
I’m excited to announce that I’m joining the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) as Director of Economic Development. NADO provides advocacy, education, peer exchanges, and research for the nation’s 500+ regional development organizations, including CAPCOG in Austin. In addition to running …
We’re a little more than half way through our year-long excursion to Washington, DC. As we start looking ahead to our return to Austin, I guess it’s only natural to take stock of what we’ve learned from this experience so …
Thanks to NADO for inviting me to their annual training conference in San Diego – a welcome opportunity to do another Know Your Region training and escape the weather in Austin. The workshop focused on comprehensive economic development strategies (CEDS) …
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.
