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    School readiness IS economic development

    ByBecky McCray August 2, 2006August 27, 2014

    Ed Morrison, EDPro Weblog, is still my favorite source for all things economic development. When will school readiness for kindergarten become a vital economic development metric? Read more. In a global economy built on brainpower, how long can we afford to wait? Last week, the Committee for Economic Development released its latest report: The Economic…

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  • POV | rural

    POV – Diane Norland Whole – Life Leadership

    ByBecky McCray August 1, 2006August 27, 2014

    Let me introduce you to Diane J. Norland, MA, HDRC. She is a coach and consultant and calls her company Whole Life Leadership, with the tag line of Discovery… Inspiration… Launch. Diane was exhibiting at the Business and Professional Women‘s National Conference in Dallas. A natural at marketing, she stood where she could catch us…

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    Can legislation spur rural broadband?

    ByBecky McCray July 31, 2006August 27, 2014

    New York has passed legislation to try to spur further rural broadband development, as reported Friday in the Utica Observer-Dispatch. Can passing a law really make a difference on broadband investment? The law directs one agency, the Department of Economic Development, to work with other departments, agencies and private companies. Their assignment is to create…

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  • rural | workforce

    Podcast: The State of the Workforce means You and Your People

    ByBecky McCray July 28, 2006July 8, 2017

    Podcast: Be Excellent quoted the 2006 Employee Review by recruiter Randstad, reported by Management-Issues. Almost 90% of employees said that feeling valued is an critical factor in job satisfaction, but barely 30% of them felt that they were valued by their own employers. Only 25% of employees felt that their organizations felt any loyalty towards…

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  • community | economic development | entrepreneurship | rural | workforce

    Bringing home successful entrepreneurs

    ByBecky McCray July 27, 2006August 27, 2014

    Now here is a strategy for rural development: Hope that one of your small town’s alumni will return and pour money on you. Don’t want to wait? Start looking for alumni to bring back, organize general alumni events, and build relationships with people. At the same time, don’t forget your “never lefts,” the people who…

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  • economic development | global | rural

    Business incubators introduced in Jamaica

    ByBecky McCray July 26, 2006August 27, 2014

    The government of Jamaica is introducing business incubators to support its entrepreneurs. They are doing things a little differently than US incubators, to meet their own unique needs. Jamaica has large rural regions, but faces a familiar problem of people migrating to the cities for jobs. The government will be inviting entrepreneurs to bid for…

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  • economic development | rural | tourism

    Georgia investing in airports as rural economic development

    ByBecky McCray July 26, 2006August 27, 2014

    Georgia has plans to develop its rural areas, and the latest initiative is an investment in rural airports. Rural airports are important to business development, tourism, health care, and transportation. Quite a bit of bang for the buck. Announced in Vidalia on Monday, the initiative includes small, rural airports scattered over the entire state, from…

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  • POV | rural

    POV – Step by Step Fund Raising

    ByBecky McCray July 26, 2006August 27, 2014

    Let me introduce you to Sandra Sims of Wichita Falls, Texas. She is the owner of Step by Step Fundraising and calls herself a Fundraising Coach. That title reflects her special experience with athletic fundraisers, like Relay for Life and Team in Training. The Luekemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training prepared her not only…

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