Winter 2024

• Transformational Economic Development: Fostering Growth and Progress in the Pacific Northwest

• Empowering Second Chances: Lafayette, Louisiana’s 2nd Chance Job Fair

• The Wildcat Internship Program: A Gold Standard in Talent Development and Educational

• Spurring Investment and Building Community: The Birth of the Asian District Mesa AZ®

• Welcoming Workplaces: Helping Employers Foster a Diverse Rural Workforce

• Job Training Albuquerque: A Vision for Equitable, Accessible Workforce Development

• The SPARK of a Resilient Economy: Economic Equity and Inclusion

• Eco-Industrial Parks: Applying the Circular Economy and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to Rural Economic Development

• A Workforce Housing Shortage: An Economic Developer’s Perspective

• The Next Chapter in ED: AI, ESG…WSY?

• Sister City Relationships between the US and International Cities: Sister Cities Association of Pittsburgh as a Case Study

Fall 2023

• Alberta Takes the Spotlight: Leveraging Diverse Assets and Regional Advantages to Accelerate the Creative Economy

• Cultural Literacy – Connecting to Diverse Communities: Building Bridges and Developing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through the Lens of Cultural Literacy

• Will Hurricane Ian Trigger Climate Refugee Migration from Florida? Mitigating a Population Exodus through Climate Adaption and Resilience Planning

• Bridging the County Divide by Facilitating Alternative Learning Models for Economic and Workforce Development: Utilizing a “Cradle to Career” Approach in Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Summer 2023

• The BLOCK600 Project: Making a Food Desert Bloom
• The Entrepreneurial Revolution in
Economic Development: The 35-Year History of Economic Gardening and Related Programs
• Need Help Achieving Equity in Workforce Development? You May Not Need to Look Outside Your Community
• Building a Vibrant Entrepreneurial
Ecosystem: Best Practices for Economic Developers
• Thriving in Middle America: Five Community Development Trends for Small Cities in the 21st Century

Spring 2023

• Downtown Dallas: Resiliency through Revitalization
• Suburban Boomtowns of North Texas: A New Model of Urban Growth
• Pegasus Park: An Innovation Hub Advancing North Texas’ Life Sciences and Social Impact Ecosystems
• Developing a Skilled Workforce for Future Economic Growth: Innovations from Industry, Education, Civic, and Nonprofit Leaders Create Success
• Investing in Place: Using Data for Community Transformation
• The Great Reset: Local Economic Development in a Tumultuous International Environment

Winter 2023

• The Retail Recruitment Opportunity: New Thinking for Successful Attraction in a Changing World
• Virginia’s Community Business Launch Program Recreates Local Economies and Empowers Entrepreneurship: A Place-Based Entrepreneurial Development Strategy
• Newsjacking Your Way to Earned Media: How to Get National Attention for Your Region by Capitalizing on News and Lifestyle Trends
• The Introspective Community: Building Upon the Strengths of Rural America
• Measuring the Return on Investment of an Economic Development Marketing Event: A Case Study
• Northeast Indiana’s Talent Attraction Initiatives: Quality of Place Assets and Housing

Fall 2022

• ArtSpark: Individual Artist Funding Program
• When Demand Overtakes Supply:  Human Capital in Ponca City, Oklahoma
• How Arlington, VA, Is Helping Small Businesses ReLaunch Post-Pandemic: ReLaunch, ReVitalize and ReNew
•Using Multi-Media as a Showcasing Tool in Economic Development: Changing a Narrative by Promoting an Often Misunderstood Region
•Let’s Recognize and Leverage the Opportunities the Covid Crisis Has Given Our Downtowns: Some Examples
•Turning the Tide: Tampa Bay Regional Efforts to Improve Resilience for Competitiveness

Spring 2022

• Transforming a City: Leveraging Public & Private Investment Collaborating for Creative Placemaking
• Strategic Collaborators: Tribal Nations Economic Impact of Native American Tribes
• Turning Adversity into Opportunity: How Oklahoma City Overcame the Loss of a Major Employer
•Overcoming the Talent Shortage Isn’t a One-Size-Fits-All Approach: How Oklahoma’s Two Largest Metros Are Proactively Tackling Workforce Issues from Different Angles
•Leveraging Rural Strengths: Rural Innovation in Oklahoma
•Workforce Success Is Bred from Collaboration: Successful Talent Pipeline Infrastructure

Summer 2022

• Increasing Economic Mobility Through Inclusive Entrepreneurship Creating Equitable Programs to Reduce Economic Barriers
• Austin’s Circular Economy Program A Greener Model of Economic Development
• Creative Financing, Innovation and Job Creation Uptown Cincinnati’s Transformative World-Class Hub
• Public-Private Partnerships Building Local Infrastructure by Leveraging Economic Development Projects
• Breaking Down Silos Lessons in Multi-Jurisdictional Downtown Planning

Winter 2022

• How COVID-19 Reshaped the Battle for Talent: A Look Inside the Latest Talent Attraction Research
• Supporting Inclusive Growth in Norfolk: Aligning Economic & Workforce Development Strategies
• The Element of “Surprise” in a Strategic Plan: Is It Time to Update Your Strategic Plan?
• Proactively Assisting Small Businesses Through a Changing Business Landscape: The Small Business Resource Center in New Haven
• “A Hundred-Year Event” and the Perfect Storm for U.S. Manufacturing: What’s Causing the Escalating Skills Gap and What Tools Can Economic Developers Use to Address It?
• Return on Investment in Economic Development… Dollars and Cents and Inclusivity: Measuring the Benefits for Incentives

Fall 2021

• Happy 95th Anniversary: Remembering the Past to Build the Future
• 35 Years of Leadership: Jeff Finkle’s Legacy
• Racial Inclusion and Equity: Its History at IEDC
• Trailblazers: A History of Women Leaders in IEDC and Its Predecessors
• International Connections: Cross-Border Exchange and Information Dissemination Are Key to IEDC’s Mission 

Summer 2021

• The New Downtown in Lubbock, Texas?
• Determining If Your Town, Downtown, or Main Street Tourist Industry Needs a Program to Become More Sustainable
• The Need for Smart City Frameworks
• Does Your City Have Reputational Equity?
• Big Messaging for Small Towns
• REACH – Improving the Odds of Success for Small and Minority-Owned Construction Firms in Omaha

Spring 2021

• Tennessee: Creative Economic Development Tourism, Transportation & Tech
• Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurs Drivers of Tennessee’s Economy
• Three’s Company Team Tennessee Delivers
• Tennessee Valley Authority Built for People; Highly Invested in Economic Development
• Shipping with Planes, Trains, and Making Automobiles in Tennessee Tennessee Mobility Moves the World
• Traveling the Trails of Tennessee’s Tourism The Soundtrack of America. Made in Tennessee. Takin’ It Outside

Winter 2021

• Building a Welcoming Economy: How Local Economic Development Can Support Immigrant Business Owners, Investors and Entrepreneurs
• Implementing Long-Term Inclusion Initiatives: How to Develop and Sustain Meaningful Economic Inclusion Efforts
• Creating a Website for Success: Tools for a Responsive, Innovative Website
• Powerful Redevelopment: 100-year-old Power Plant Powerhouse Brings New Energy to Sustainable Student Center
• Planting the Speed in Iowa: Expanding Broadband to Prepare for the Future
• Steps to Revitalizing Hamilton’s Downtown: Added Challenge of Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic

Fall 2020

• Creating More Seats at the Table: How an Inclusive Development Framework Can Help Support Equity and Economic Recovery
• Reopening After a Disaster...It's Complicated: How EDOs Can Support Small Business Recovery
• Whitehall Works: Starting an Economic Development Podcast in Whitehall, Ohio
• Understanding Philanthropic Resources in Community Economic Development: A Guide for Economic Development Practitioners
• Living and Working Downtown: Is It a Population Growth Engine for Small Cities?
• How to Run an Economic Rescue: A Field Guide for Rescue Leaders

Summer 2020

• Data, People and Place: Approaches to Equitable Economic Development Across Scales and Sectors
• Identifying Industry Clusters: Northern Colorado’s Collaborative Twist on an Established Strategy
• Catapult: Startup to Storefront
• Succession Planning, Employee Ownership, and Baby Boomer Business Retirements
• Drawn Together: Arts & Economic Development
• Planning for Emergence: How Can Economic Developers Respond to Food-System Change?

Spring 2020

• The Dallas-Fort Worth Area: An Improbable Economic Superstar
• Eds and Meds: The Role of Anchor Institutions in the Economic Development of Dallas and Other Cities
• Housing Is Where Jobs Go to Sleep at Night
• The Site Selection Sweepstakes: The Dallas-Ft. Worth Experience
• We've Traded Stability for Growth: It's Time to Trade Some Growth for Stability
• Career-Connected Learning: Community Colleges as Workforce Incubators & Drivers of Regional Economies

Winter 2020

• 25 Marketing Ideas You Can Steal: From Talent Attraction to Branding and Websites, Tactics That Move the Needle
• Repurposing the Giant: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of the Suburban Office Campus with the Metroburb
• Small Cities That Thrive by Applying Livability Principles
• All In: Developing Inclusive Workforce Strategies
• Is It/Was It a Good Deal: Making the Case for Economic Development Incentive Evaluation
• Multi-Use Trails and Greenways as Economic Development Engines

Fall 2019

• What Is Blockchain? A Primer for Why It Matters for Economic Development
• Ann Arbor SPARK: Developing an Entrepreneurial Tech Hub in the Midwest
• The Great Miami Riverway in Southwest Ohio
• Introduction to the Legal Cannabis Economy: The Calgary Experience
• Big Impacts, Small Towns: Rural Placemaking
• The Shortfall in the Production of Housing and Its Effects: Policy Recommendations to Increase Housing Supply

Summer 2019

• Made in the City: Urban Industry in the Digital Age
• Fighting Neighborhood Decay: From Blight to Bright
• Gig and Independent Work: A New Frontier for Economic Development
• Opportunity Zones: How to Maximize Your Community's Investment Potential
• The Industrial Economy as a Key to Equitable Economic Growth: Lessons Learned from Duluth, Minnesota
• Workforce Development - Facing a Shortage of Skilled Labor: Rethinking Vocational Education

Spring 2019

• Creating Destinations for Talent
• The Journey from Military to Modern Mixed-Use
• Relationships and Collaboration Drive Innovative Hoosier Economic Development Strategies
• Building Economies That Work for Everyone
• Creating Stellar Communities
• Housing and Placemaking in Plainfield, Indiana

Winter 2019

• Fresno County Economic Development Corporation's New Employment Opportunities Program
• Early Childhood Development as Economic Development
• Communicating Across Generations
• Capitalizing on Outdoor Recreation
• From Global to Local
• Accelerating American Rural Economic Development

Fall 2018

• The Changing Energy Landscape: The Trends and Future of Energy in America
• Advancing Economic Equity and Inclusion: How the City of Minneapolis Is Investing in Small Business Owners to Reduce Disparities and Grow the Local Economy
• From Mall to Mixed Use: The Role of the Public Sector
• Innovation in Bethlehem: Anything but Run of the Mill
• Driving State Initiatives Through Partnerships Rooted in Collective Impact
• The Impacts of Arts Events Venues on Smaller Downtowns: The Go-to Method Cannot Properly Assess Them

Summer 2018

• Economic Development Leadership: Practice the Essentials to Recover Quickly in a Time of Crisis
• Public-Private Partnerships: Delivering Civic Infrastructure through P3s
• Economic Development after Dark: Making the Case for a Night Mayor
• Aging as an Engine of Innovation, Business Development, and Employment Growth: Facilitating Age-Related Economic Development
• Navigating the Site Development Process: Communities Prepare for Success in the Industrial Real Estate Market
• Towards Creating a Stronger Relationship Between the Public Sector's Land-Use Planners and Economic Development Professionals: Establishing a Shared Understanding

Spring 2018

• Auburn Avenue: Legacy’s Role in the Redevelopment of Atlanta’s Historic Street of Dreams
• Strengthening Atlanta’s Commercial Corridors: Investments in Activation
• The Research Institution: An Economic Primer
• Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Inclusive Development: The Atlanta BeltLine and Columbus RiverWalk Projects
• Aerotropolis Atlanta: Expanding Development and Prosperity around the World’s Busiest Airport
• Golden Rules: Evaluating Retiree-Based Economic Development in Georgia

Winter 2018

• Intentional Management: Three Basic Fundamentals Every Micropolitan and Rural EDO Should Address
• The Forgotten Sector: Focusing on Home-Based Businesses
• Getting Retail Ready: Designing a Downtown Retail Leasing Strategy and Why It's Not All about the Numbers
• Grow Lee: Overcoming Challenges for Developing the Future Workforce in Lee County, Iowa
• SoloWork: A New Job Creation Program
• Modern ED Marketing - Social Media: Use It or Lose It

Fall 2017

• Planting the Seeds for an AgTech Innovation Ecosystem: How Salinas, California, Went from Salad Bowl of the World to Global AgTech Hub
• TEAM: Washington State's Approach to Economic Development
• Scioto Greenways: A River Runs through It
• Driving Business Retention, Expansion and Attraction Programs to a Higher Level through Talent Pipeline Management: Sector Partnerships as the Vehicle
• The Nonprofit Academy in San Diego: Building Strong Nonprofits to Drive Economic Development
• The Economic Impact of Major Events: Implications for Elected Officials, Economic Developers, and Policy Makers

Summer 2017

• The Lansing Lugnuts Outfield Redevelopment Project: Leveraging a Public Asset to Create Private Development
• Tolerance and Inclusion: How Millennial Social Values Are Reshaping How Communities Grow and Attract Jobs
• Launching World-Class Water Technology in the Heart of Milwaukee: The BREW Accelerator Unleashes Water Innovation
• Process-Based Workforce Development in the New Economy: The Case of the Alabama Robotics Technology Park
• Quality-of-Life Based Retail Recruitment: Communities With Populations Under 35,000
• Long-Term, Spatially Coordinated Economic Development Makes Sense: Evidence for Economic Developers

Spring 2017

• Building High Calibre City Data: A Critical Tool to Drive Economic Development and Inclusive Prosperity in Cities
• Urban Economic Development in a Rural Context: Preparing for the Future in Orillia
• Digital Disruption: Jobs and Social Policy in the New Economy
• Cultural Economies: What Are They and How Do We Build Them?
• Driving a Prosperous Future: Economic Analysis of the Lasting Impact of Ontario Universities
• Urban Tech Sector Growth Drives Economic Resilience: Examining Resilience in the Toronto Tech Ecosystem

Winter 2017

• Strategic Transportation Investments for Economic Development: Making the Connection Work for You
• Open for Business: Industrial Site Readiness
• Small Business Growth: A New Priority for Urban Economic Developers
• Lessons from the Coal Industry Transition: Regional Economic Adjustment in the 21st Century Economy
• Building Regional Public-Private Partnerships for Economic Growth
• Main Street Movement Revitalizes Its Approach: A New Focus on Economic Transformation in Our Downtowns

Fall 2016

• IEDC's 90th Anniversary: In Celebration of the Economic Developer
• Shifting Value Propositions: The Next Generation of Economic Development
• Walt D'Alessio: A Legacy of Impact in Philadelphia
• In Honor of Edward deLuca (1910-1985)
• The "I" in IEDC: A History of IEDC's International Engagements and Growth
• Economic Development: A Misunderstood Profession and Practice?
• Mr. California Economic Development: Wayne Schell - Making a Difference
• Paul Strasbaugh: Pioneer of Economic Development in Post-War America
• "What Are They Going to Call It?"

Summer 2016

• Global Competitiveness and Local Business Development: How Communities Are Integrating Trade and Exports into Long-Term Strategies
• The Six Biggest Mistakes in Economic Development Marketing: A Candid Look at "Worst Practices" and How to Avoid Them
• New Disclosure Rules and the Future of Incentives: Preparing for Transparency as the New Norm
• The CEO as Urban Statesman: Unique Solutions to Fix Economic Development Problems that Defy Elected Officials
• Vacant Spaces to Happening Places: The Case for Preservation and Reuse
• Celebrate the Baby Boomers: How Older Workers Are Invigorating the Economy and How Economic Developers Can Help

Spring 2016

• Cleveland Health-Tech Corridor: An Asset Based Strategy for Economic Growth
• Accelerating Urban Manufacturing: Looking beyond Gazelles and Start-ups
• The Rebirth of a City: Revitalizing Downtown Youngstown, Ohio
• The Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center: Economic Diversification as a Cornerstone to Reinvention and Long-term Stability of the Ohio Economy
• The Van Aken District: A Model for First Suburb Revitalization

Winter 2016

• A Model-Setting Approach for Putting High Barrier Individuals to Work in Metro Atlanta: Fostering Economic Development at the Most Personal Level
• Labor Economics Information and Data: Removing the Fear of Locating Rural
• Public Spaces Community Places - A Crowdfunding Initiative: Adding "Human Touch" Is Transforming Michigan Communities
• Make It. MSP. - Creating a Talent Start-up: Using the Lean Start-up Method to Launch a New Talent Retention and Attraction Initiative in Minneapolis-Saint Paul
• Columbus Commons: The Evolution from a Desolate Mall to a Premier Park
• The Importance of Affordable Housing to Economic Competitiveness: Thinking Critically About the Challenges

Fall 2015

• Brewing Growth: Regional Craft Breweries and Emerging Economic Development Opportunities
• Embracing a 3-Dimensional Economic Future: The Story of Hudson Valley 3D Printing
• WT Enterprise Center - Incubation with Urgency: A Flourishing Local Ecosystem in the Texas Panhandle
• Creative Placemaking: Putting the Arts to Work for Economic Development
• Connecting Heritage Assets to Modern Market Demand: Reinventing the Textile Industry and Restoring Community Vitality to Rural North Carolina
• Rural Entrepreneurship as an Economic Development Strategy: The Case of NAFTA Impacted Counties in Georgia

Summer 2015

• When Three Equals One: Triple Bottom Line Economic Development
• Economies of Scale: Managing Today's Workforce Challenges in Micropolitan and Rural Communities
• Northern New Mexico's Venture Acceleration Fund: A Scalable Model for Communities
• Making (and Measuring) an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: The Right Metrics for the Right Stage of Development
• Extending Foreign Trade Zone Status to a Single Manufacturer: The Economic Developer's Role in the Subzone Designation Process
• Tightening Truck Capacity Looms Over Shippers

Spring 2015

• An Unexpected Journey: Anchorage's Pathway to Economic Development
• Resource Revenues and Fiscal Sustainability: Lessons of the Alaska Disconnect
• Mining and Sustainable Communities: A Case Study of the Red Dog Mine
• Alaska's Nonprofit Sector: Generating Economic Impact
• Economic Development Financing: Developing the "Last Frontier"
• The Determinants of Small Business Success in Alaska: A Special Focus on the Creative Class

Winter 2015

• Cultivating a Green Thumb for Economic Growth: A Closer Look at the Impact of Economic Gardening
• Manufacturing a Future that Works: A Small Community's Big Solution to Align Manufacturing Needs with Education in Lincoln County, NC
• New Incentives and Opportunities for Hospitals to Engage in Local Economic Development: Reshaping the Role that Hospitals Play in Their Communities
• Saving a Base, Reshaping a City: A Story about Building a Partnership between the Navy and the City of Virginia Beach
• Six Questions and Six Keys to Better Fundraising: Leveraging Passion, Courage, and Leadership to Elevate Performance and Raise More Money
• Sustainable Economic Development as a Cluster Strategy: Austin's Recycling Economic Development Program

Fall 2014

• Taking the Mystery out of Best Places Rankings: 13 Rankings That Matter Most and the Methods and Madness behind Them
• Innovative Land Swap Proves Economic Catalyst for Uptown Charlotte
• Are Economic Developers Asking Universities to Participate in the Development of Their State's Economies?
• Building a 21st Century Workforce: The Alamo Academies
• The New Economy and the Future of Competitiveness and Innovation: Policy Ideas for an Evolving Economy
• Walking: A Path to Prosperity, Health, and Social Capital

Summer 2014

• "We Will Not Let This Place Dry Up and Blow Away": An Economic Development Story
• The Uptown Consortium, Inc. in Cincinnati: Leveraging Anchor Institutions to Strengthen Neighborhoods
• Vegas 2.0: Rebooting Nevada's Economic Engine
• Power & Water: Milwaukee's Elemental Economic Strategy
• Connecting Danville, Virginia, to the Future: Deployment of a Municipal Broadband Network

Spring 2014

• "Coopetition": A Regional Approach Is Driving Big Business to North Texas
• Convergence, Connectivity, Creativity: The AllianceTexas® Story
• Airports and Regions: The Economic Connection - The Economic Impact of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Provides a Model Case Study for the Significant Contributions of the Airport to the North Texas Region
• A Fort Worth Renaissance: How the Trinity River Vision Project Is Shaping the Future of Fort Worth
• Electricity as an Indispensable Economic Driver: Competitive Pricing and an Innovative System Attract Business to Texas
• Dallas-Fort Worth: Responding to the Financial Crisis and the Arrival of the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

Winter 2014

• Growing Forward in Response to an Economic Disaster: The Success of Wilmington and Clinton County, Ohio
• Sabre Industries Expansion Project: Growth of Advanced Manufacturing in the Heartland: Retaining a Major Employer in Sioux City, Iowa
• Do-It-Yourself Economic Growth: How Communities Can Cultivate Their Talent and Thrive
• Laying the Groundwork: How to Prepare Your Downtown for Retail Growth
• Creating a Private Sector EDO: Chesterfield County (SC) Economic Development Alliance

Fall 2013

• The Coming Era of Sustainability: Directives for Competitive Communities
•Building Capacity, Strengthening Talent for Florida's Global Trade & Logistics Industry
• Attracting Foreign Direct Investment through "Soft-Landings" Initiatives Global Perspectives and Best Practices
• Mindsets that Build Bridges across Cultures and Champion Latino Small Businesses
• The Future of Economic Development Subsidies: More Transparent, Location-Efficient, and Risk-Averse
• Rebuilding the Local Food System: A Local and Regional Economic Development Strategy

Summer 2013

• The Future of Jobs
• Boston's Back Streets: Supporting Urban Industrial
• Promoting Economic Development Through Foreign Direct Investment: The Pros and Cons of Becoming and Running an EB-5 Regional Center
• E-Marketing: How EDOs Can Help Independent Downtown Merchants Engage Effectively in E-Marketing
• Brownfield Redevelopments: Stop Bypassing This Opportunity to Revitalize a Central Business District
• When the Lights Go Out: Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure

Spring 2013

• Diversifying Downtown from the Ground Up
• Innovation in Economic Development: Transforming Philadelphia’s Economy
• Manufacturing the Future: Greater Philadelphia in the 21st Century
• The Art of Tourism: How Arts & Culture Fuels the Tourism Economy
• When Partnerships Work in Marketing a Region
• A River Runs Through Them: The Story of Philadelphia and Camden’s Downtown Waterfront Revivals
• Supporting the Southeastern Pennsylvania Life Sciences Industry
• The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia
• Recession and Recovery: Economic Performance in the Third Federal Reserve District
• Transit-Oriented Development in the Greater Philadelphia Region

Winter 2013

• Manufacturing: Reshoring Tools to Retain Companies and Attract Foreign Direct Investment
• Deserted No Longer: Improving Fresh Food Access in Newark
• Revitalizing Regional Economies by Accelerating Entrepreneurial Successes
• Economic Catalyst for Community Transformation: The Business Depot Ogden
• Small Business Innovation Initiative in Minnesota: The Importance of Providing Entrepreneurs with Access
• GEN Busting: Terminating Tension on the Team

Fall 2012

• Global Logistics Trends: New Economic Development Opportunities Based on Today's Shifting Global Supply Chains and Increasing E-Commerce Segment of the Retail Industry
• Eighteen Years Later: Catching Up with the Dallas In-Town Housing Program
• Supporting Rural Entrepreneurship: Models from North Carolina
• Inclusive Clusters: Embedding Inclusiveness in Cluster Policy and Practice
• The Power of Collaboration: Supporting Entrepreneurs
• The JOBS Act - Crowdfunding and Beyond: Social Networking Meets Angel Investing

Summer 2012

• U.S. Manufacturing Decline and Economic Development Prospects: What States and Localities Can Do
• Keeping Hometown Businesses at Home: Using an Employee Ownership Plan for Business Continuity
• The Forgotten Fifth?: Understanding and Supporting Your Community's Independent Workforce
• Going Global: Best Practices in International Business Development
• Form-Based Codes: Economic Benefits of Place-Based Regulations
• Building a Community Brand: The Basics

Spring 2012

• Economic Outlook: A Case Study of Houston and Texas
• The Wrong Side of Main Street: Revitalizing the East Side of Downtown Houston
• Opportunities Abound in Aerospace Industry Transition: NASA's Expertise to Be Incorporated into Industry Sectors beyond that of Aerospace
• Galveston's Business Recovery Plan: Disaster Recovery - from Theory to Practice
• Panama Canal "Game Change" Depends on Who Provides the Best "Playing Fields": Port of Houston Prepares for the Challenge
• Synergies between Economic Development and Public Policy: Energy Collaborative Committee's Strategy

Winter 2012

• Unleashing Fundamental Change: Networking Transformational Thinking and Action Through Economic Development
• Clean Energy: An Ultra-Dynamic Game of Chess
• Turning Coal into Diamonds: The Ottawa Power Station Redevelopment Project
• Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Northwest Florida: A Multidimensional Strategy for Building an Innovation-based Economy
• Sustainable Lisle Business Partnership: Green By Choice
• Auto: One of the Most Significant Industries in North America

Fall 2011

• The New Economic Development Playbook: Focus on Talent, High Growth Companies & Competitive Advantages
• Your Major Employer Leaves - Now What?: Nine Steps to Economic Recovery
• Responding to Globalization: NEOTEC Initiatives Connect Northeast Ohio to the World
• Serving Second-Stage Companies: A Different Approach to Cluster Development
• It Takes a Village: How The Idea Village Is Stimulating an Entrepreneurial Movement in New Orleans
• The Early Roots of San Diego's Innovation Economy: The Role of Civic Leadership and Land Use Decisions in the Region's Economic Transformation

Summer 2011

• Ten Years after the Merger: A Celebration of IEDC and Its Forerunners
• Economic Development in the Post Crisis Era: Globalization’s Evolving Opportunities, Challenges & Tensions
• Incentives 2.0: Rewarding Sustainable Development and Social Accountability
• Large-Scale Redevelopment in Challenging Times: Jacksonville, Florida, Engages a Private Master Developer to Realize the Community’s Economic Development Vision
• Riding the Waves of the Economic Storm: How One Southern California City Pulled Together Its Resources to Build a Strong Foundation for Recovery

Spring 2011

• Charlotte Regional Partnership: Celebrating 20 Years of Success
• Center City Charlotte: Breaking Through: Strategies for Economic Development
• Charlotte USA Energizes Economic Development: A Region Redefines the Energy Industry
• Creating Economic Opportunity: Multi-Jurisdictional Parks as a Product Development Tool
• A New City for a New Century: Kannapolis, NC
• Turning the Fleet: North Carolina's Public University System Promotes Innovation Development and Transfer

Winter 2011

• From Lone Rangers to Collaborative Communities: Finding the Cutting Edge in Economic Development Practice
• Fostering an Entrepreneurial Spirit: Southwest Initiative Foundation Helps Keep Businesses Growing in Southwest Minnesota
• Planning for Historic Preservation & New Job Creation: The Dubuque/IBM Project
• U.S.SourceLink: Making the U.S. Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Visible
• Workforce Development that Supports Economic Development: Building Skills for Job Growth
• Scorecard: Financing Economic Development

Fall 2010

• New Markets Tax Credits: A Growing String of Successes Across the Country
• Utilizing Early-Stage Capital to Create New Companies and New Jobs: Starting New Ventures in Your Region
• Regionalism: A Dynamic Strategy for Economic Growth
• Turning Fairfield, Iowa into a Rural Renaissance City: The Power of the Entrepreneurial Class
• Creating Economic Development Opportunities: The Case for Regional Multiple-Site Business Incubator Networks
• Achieving Economic Development Through Workforce Development: The Progress of Four South Georgia Counties in the Georgia Work Ready Program

Summer 2010

• Economic Gardening: An Entrepreneurial Alternative to Traditional Economic Development Strategies
• Boosting Laborforce Competitiveness in Wayne County, North Carolina: The Wayne Occupational Readiness Keys for Success Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Success: The Purdue Research Foundation Finds the Right Formula
• A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: How Economic Development CEOs Add Value in a Down Economy
• Beyond the Research Park: Diversifying Economic Development in College Towns
• Strength in Numbers: The Coastal Bend Region's Efforts to Prepare Its Workforce for Tomorrow

Spring 2010

• Innovation and Transformation in the Buckeye State: Ohio Offers a National Model for Technology Based Economic Development
• Unique Collaboration Bolsters Central Ohio's Entrepreneurial Capacity
• Change the Conversation: How Economic Development Teams Must Move up the Value Proposition Scale with Business Leaders
• Hometown Entrepreneurs: Creative Approaches to Nurturing Businesses
• Sector Based Talent Attraction & Retention: A Case Study of the Columbus Logistics Industry
• Creekside District: A Case for the Main Street Approach®: A New Venture in Economic Restructuring

Winter 2010

• Transforming Blight into a Community Asset: The Story of Market Creek Plaza
• Pursuing the Best and Brightest: Talent Attraction as an Economic Driver
• Amenity-driven Economic Growth: Is It Worth Betting On?
• Building Sustainable Communities for America's Military Families: The Story of Army Hawaii Family Housing
• Quantitative Marketing: Why Business Responds to Location Comparison Studies
• Place-based Economy: Growing Smarter with a Restorative Local and Green Economy

Fall 2009

• TechLink: Developing Technology Partnerships with the Department of Defense
• Bringing Back the Culture of Entrepreneurship: The Inventors and Entrepreneurs Club of Juneau County, Wisconsin
• Webster Goes Green: Green Commercial Building Tax Abatement Program Launches in Webster, Texas
• The Business Incubator on Wheels: Bringing Entrepreneurial Services to the Rural Communities in Louisiana
• Chesapeake Science & Security Corridor: A Regional Approach to BRAC Implementation in the Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) Community
• The Electric Company to the Rescue: Saving America's Industrial Heartland Through Electric Rate Incentives

Summer 2009

• Find a Way or Make One: Lessons Learned from Case Studies of Small Town Development
• Public/Private Partnership Gives Rise to a Pioneering Success: 1,500-Acre Village West Tourism District, Kansas City, Kansas
• City of Boulder, Colorado's, Flexible Rebate Incentive Program: Economic Development Through Sustainability
• Partnerships and Collaboration: The Story of Danville, Virginia's, Economic Transformation
• Utah - Military Operations and Economic Development: Strengthening Military Jobs in the State
• Social Network Analysis: Its Use in Local Economic Development

Spring 2009

• Depressing the Tracks and Elevating the Economy: A City Accustomed to Booms and Busts Invests in a Long-term Strategy for an Improved Investment Climate
• The Use of Retail Development in the Revitalization of Central Business Districts: A Closer Look at Downtown Reno Revitalization
• Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center: A Public-Private Partnership with a Large Footprint
• Reducing Water for Agriculture Cultivation in the Walker Basin: Economic Impacts and Economic Development Opportunities
• Residential Adaptive Reuse and In-Fill Development: The Use of Transformative Residential Development in Reno
• Commuting, Competition and Leakages at the Carson City-Douglas County Border in Nevada: Feasibility of Fiscal Cooperation

Winter 2009

• Coming Full Circle: The End of the Small Business Era?
• Economic Development and U.S. State Film Incentives: The Rush to Attract Film Production
• Benchmarking Innovation: How to Build a Regional Innovation Index
• Arts, Culture, and Economic Development: Planning the Creative Age in San Antonio
• Opportunities in a Recession: Cultivating the Innovation Assets Required for Venture Capital Investment
• BRAC: A Regional Opportunity - Preparing for Growth in the Fort Bragg Region

Fall 2008

• Bridging the Financial Gap: Double and Triple Bottom Line Investment Funds
• WiFi as a Backend Economic Development Driver: The Failure and Lessons of Municipal Wireless in Post-Katrina New Orleans
• Energizing Entrepreneurs: Development Strategy for the 21st Century
• Does Place Matter Anymore?...Yes, But!: Communities Learn to Survive and Thrive in the Chaotic Global Economy
• The Rise of Tech Valley: A Collaborative Partnership Helps Revitalize a Region through Technology-based Economic Development Initiatives
• The Fort Benjamin Harrison Reuse Authority Land Swap: An Economic Development Land Exchange that Creatively Exemplifies a True Win-Win-Win

Summer 2008

• Leveraging Private Industry Intellectual Property Assets: A New Strategy for Regional Technology-Led Economic Development
• Five Ways for Communities to Shape Their Broadband Futures: Creating the Infrastructure to Participate in the Global Economy
• Fostering the Business of Games: Seattle Area's Support of the Emerging Technology Cluster of Video Games
• A Green Paradigm: Sustainable Economic Development Practices
• A Unique Partnership Protects Defense Economy and Ecosystems: The Northwest Florida Greenway
• Social Capital: A Local Development Tool

Spring 2008

• Work Ready: A Formula to Develop Georgia's 21st Century Workforce
• Buildings for the Next Billion: Examining High Performance Green Buildings to Support Sustainable Growth and High Quality of Life Measures
• MaconNOW!: Middle Georgia's Answer to Adversity
• The Economic Development-Urban Design Link in Brownfield Redevelopment: Learning from Atlantic Station
• Embracing Creativity: An Economic Development Strategy
• Moving into the Future: Solutions for Wastewater Treatment in Rapid Growth Areas

Winter 2008

• The Calf Rarely Brands Itself: And Other Thoughts on Successful Place Branding
• KCSourceLink: Integrating Local Service Providers to Connect Entrepreneurs with the Right Resource at the Right Time
• Fort Knox 2005 BRAC: An Opportunity for Regional Growth
• Non-Traditional Economic Development: A Southern City Takes a New Direction
• From Main Street to the Governor's Office: An Alliance for Economic Redevelopment
• Historic Preservation and Cluster Based Economic Development: Building the Future on the Foundation of the Past

Fall 2007

• Measuring Up: Assessing Economic Structure for Success in the New Economy
• Excellent People. Excellent Performance. Excellent Value: The Campaign to Save the 1,200 Jobs of the Cleveland Defense Finance and Accounting Service
• Pivot Point, Yuma: A Partnership Effort to Redevelop Yuma's Downtown Riverfront
• Community Capitalism: Kalamazoo Comes Back from the Brink
• Partnership Builds a Knowledge Economy in Ponca City, Oklahoma: Rural Community Connects with Corporation and University to Reinvent Its Economy
• Critical Steps in the Cluster Building Process: The Art and Science of Cluster-based Economic Development

Summer 2007

• U.S. Film Commissions & Hollywood
• Reinvesting in Older Industrial Cities
• The California Innovation Corridor
• New Tools for Economic Development Targeting and Strategy
• Do Structured International Trade Missions Improve Corporate Performance?
• Ex-Im Bank: A Valuable Partner Helping U.S. Small Businesses Grow through Exporting

Spring 2007

• Defining Economic Development Leadership for the 21st Century Global Economy
• Population Growth in Arizona: The Limitations of Land and Infrastructure
• Driving Arizona's Global Economy
• Partnerships Which Changed the Course of the Bioindustry in Arizona
• Housing Affordability and Workforce Housing Initiatives
• Economic and Workforce Development - K through 12 Education Issues

Winter 2007

• Realizing the Inner City Retail Opportunity: Progress and New Directions
• Strategic Execution in Economic Development: Getting the Results You Want
• Can We Have a High-End Retail Department Store?: How to Tell if Your Region Is Ready
• Edgewater: The Power of Public-Private Partnerships-Transforming a Brownfield into a Mixed-Use Destination
• Building Innovative Communities: Connecting Research to Local Community Resources
• Economic Development Strategic Planning: Preparing for an Industrial Location Project in Enterprise, Alabama

Fall 2006

• Creating Economic Clusters: The Policy Challenge
• BRAC-onomic Development: Pursuing the "Art-of-the-Possible"
• Does Rural Land-Use Planning and Zoning Enhance Local Economic Development?
• Implementing Strategic Change at the Charlotte Regional Partnership
• Structuring a Successful Greenhouse Cluster in Northwest Ohio
• Professional and Business Services in Regional Economies: Growth and Gaps

Summer 2006

• Corporate America Speaks: Best Places and Best Practices in Economic Development Marketing
• The Office/Industrial Land Dilemma: A Study of the Blackstone River Corridor in Massachusetts
• What Is the Local Wal-Mart Effect?: An Analysis of the Research
• Benchmarking the Creative Class at the Local Level: A Case Study of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
• Griffiss Business and Technology Park: Successful Redevelopment of a Military Installation Supports a New Regional Vision
• Growing Small and Medium-Size Enterprises Through Partnerships: REI of Oklahoma

Spring 2006

• New York City in the 21st Century- A Story of Perseverance, Innovation, and Recovery: Why New York City Is Stronger Than Ever
• No Small Plans: The Rebirth of Economic Development in New York City
• Sustainable Solutions: The Pursuit of Environmental Justice in the South Bronx
• Creative New York: From Arts Organizations to Ad Agencies, New York's Vast Creative Sector Is One of the City's Most Important, and Least Understood Economic Assets
• Union Square Park, From Blight to Bloom: How a Business Improvement District Brought a Neighborhood Back to Life
• Building the High-Tech Future: New York State's Centers of Excellence Provide Platform for Business Growth and Job Creation

Winter 2006

• Manufacturing Jobs 2005-2010: Medium-Term Strategies for Long-Term Realities
• Short Line Railroads in Economic Development: Growing Pressure to Shift Freight from Highways to Rail
• New York State's Brownfield Cleanup Tax Credit Program: A New Tool for the Economic Developer
• Purposeful Networking: The Secret to Efficient and Effective Economic Development Management
• Fishing Without a Hook: Making Community Advertising Work
• The Memphis Depot Business Park: A Smooth Transformation from a Military Supply Depot

Fall 2005

• Commercial Development Impact Analysis Before and After Construction: A Case Study
• What's the Difference Between Good and Great Economic Developers?: Surprisingly Little if You Follow These 12 Steps
• Chicago Curbs Restrictive Land Use Covenants: Bans Grocers and Drugstores from Using Covenants to Foil Competition
• Pounding the Pavement: Pearland's Path to Business Retention & Expansion Success
• 21st Century Jobs: Identifying the Challenges in Baltimore County, Maryland
• Cluster Monitor: A Guide for Analyzing Industry Clusters in Regional Economies

Summer 2005

• Staying Small by Thinking Big: Growth Management Strategies for Small Towns
• Business Improvement Districts Reach Europe: Adopting and Adapting the BID Concept
• Involving the Public in Economic Development: It's More than Just Holding a Few Meetings
• Prospering in an Era of Economic Transformation: Putting "Development" Back in Economic Development
• Stability, Solid as Bedrock: Privatization at the Former Newark (Ohio) Air Force Base
• Site Selection Technology Paradigm Shift: Making the Case for a New Technology Driven Information Infrastructure
• The Employment Beta: A New Criterion for Targeting Industries

Spring 2005

• The Millennium Park Effect: Creating a Cultural Venue with an Economic Impact
• The Green Development in Chicago: Making Chicago an Environmentally Friendly City
• The Greater Chicago Region: A Logistics Epicenter
• A Vision for Change: Renewing Chicago's Public Housing
• CenterPoint Intermodal Center: Transforming the Joliet Arsenal into a Manufacturing and Distribution Business Park
• The O'Hare Modernization Program: Maintaining the Aviation Crossroads of North America
• Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises Competing in the Global Economy: A Rising Force in Economic Development

Winter 2005

• Fostering Emerging Technology Sectors in Arlington County: An Economic Development Strategy for Knowledge Creation and Innovation
• Program for the Rural Carolinas: Philanthropic "Venture Capital" for Rural Economic Development
• Building a High-Impact Board-CEO Partnership: Leadership for Changing, Challenging Times
• Premises and Performance of Headquarters Hotels: Consultant Mis-estimates and Market Realities
• Identifying Economic Development Leadership and Program Requirements: Connecting Economic Expectations and Outcomes
• Aviation and Development: Living Together: Retaining Military Activity while Ensuring Regional Economic Expansion

Fall 2004

• Town and Gown: The Impact of Universities on City Budgets
• Downtown Development on the Metropolitan Fringe: Building on the Exurban Community's Sense of Place and Market Potential
• A Regional Strategy to Help Small Companies Navigate the Maze of Homeland Security Opportunities: From Defense Dependency to Diversification (and Now Back?)
• In Plain Sight: Crafting a 21st Century Future for Northern Plains Communities
• The Power of Information in Economic Development: Discovering New Markets in Inner-City Neighborhoods
• Gaining a Competitive Edge: Building Effective Workforce and Economic Development Partnerships

Summer 2004

• Small Business Vitality & Economic Development: Fact or Fiction?
• Back to BRAC: Base Closures as Development Opportunities
• Effective Community Involvement and Partnerships: Utilizing Partnerships and Advisory Boards in Brownfields Redevelopment Initiatives
• Information Technology for Economic Development: Automating, Improving, and Innovating the Practice
• The Alabama Industrial Incentives Offered to Hyundai: A Value Driven Management Analysis
• Business Improvement Districts: Partnering for Economic Development

Spring 2004

• Regional Collaboration and Economic Development, St. Louis Style: Building Bridges and By-Passing Obstacles to Regional Competitiveness
• Downtown St. Louis Reborn: Effective Planning and Leadership Attract Investment and New Residents
• The Entrepreneurial Spirit of St. Louis: How the Region Re-Energized Its Small Business Heritage
• Economic Development and the Halls of Ivy: The Contribution and Role of St. Louis's Major Universities
• Technology Clusters in St. Louis: Sharpening Focus and Building a Base for Tomorrow's Regional Economy
• The Frontier This Time: Can the Plant and Life Sciences Move St. Louis Back to the Leading Edge?
• A Renaissance in Neighborhood and "Main Street" Business Districts: Demand for Urban Living Drives Rising Property Values, Neighborhood Improvements and Unique Places to Dine, Shop, and Stroll
• Incentives for Economic Development: A Wide and Effective Set of Economic Development Incentives Available in St. Louis

Winter 2004

• From Superfund Site to Wired City: Tacoma Rides Public-Private Model to Rebirth
• Transportation Gateways for Rural Development: A Perspective on the Highway/Rail Debate
• A Seat at the Table: Finding a Place for a Local Economic Development Program
• Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport: A Model of Joint Military and Civilian Economic Development
• Preservation and Housing As Catalysts for Economic Growth: A Look at the Impacts of the Massachusetts Community Preservation Act
• Reconnecting Leadership Within Development: Local Practitioners and Regional Leaders Disconnected

Fall 2003

• Paradise Lost?: Miami, Immigration and Economic Development
• Growing Bypassed Communities: The Potential of UNterstate Highways
• Tucson's Commercial Property Online: A Case Study in GIS and Economic Development
• Mexico vs. China: Globalization Impact on the U.S. Economy
• Fostering Rural Community Competitiveness in a Knowledge-Driven Economy: A North Carolina Case Study
• A Military Transfer and Conversion Success Story: The Tri-City Port Experience

Summer 2003

• A View From Corporate America: Best Practices and Best Places
• Fort Leonard Wood Technology Park: A Department of Defense Enhanced Use Lease Success Story
• The Power of Entrepreneurial Networking: Creating and Nurturing Networks
• Distribution Center Site Selection: Separating Transportation From Other Factors, Including Retailer Culture
• Inner City Economic Revitalization: Universities Rev Their Engines
• Under Sustainability: Rebuilding the Local Economic Development Tool Box
• Can We Maintain the American Dream?: How Many Jobs Can the U.S. Afford to Lose?

Spring 2003

• Riverfront Investment: Economic Impact on the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
• Town and Gown: Making Institutional and Community Development Work Together
• Revitalizing the Urban Core: The Case for Downtown Cincinnati Housing
• A Technology-Based Economy Takes Flight in Dayton, Ohio: An Air Force Base and a City Grow Up Together
• Technology-Based Economic Development: A Collaborative, Regional Approach to Expanding High-Growth, High-Potential Industry
• Police-Community Relations: Laying the Foundation for Prosperity
• Using Gap Analysis as the Foundation for Economic Development Through Arts and Culture: The Cincinnati Model
• Leadership: The Bedrock of Regional Economic Development - More Important Than Ever

Winter 2003

• Montréal Makes an Encore: Successful Transition to the Knowledge Economy
• Montréal International: Ensuring Metro Montréal Continues to Be One Big Success Story
• Quebec's Attraction and Retention Strategy: Getting Businesses to Invest Is Just Half the Battle
• Tourism and the Economy: The Montréal Experience
• Hydro-Québec: At the Dawn of the Third Millennium

Fall 2002

• Anatomy of a Project: Or, How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Those Changes
• The Brooks City-Base Project: Demonstrating a New Way of Operating a Military Install