I love my e-reader, but sometimes you just want a regular paper book - especially if you're hanging by the pool or the beach. And if you really want to look like one of the smart kids, you'll want to get caught on the beach reading The Local Economy Revolution or Why This Work Matters, right? Of course …
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One of the first reviews of the Local Economy Revolution noted that the language in the book was a little, um, salty. I have always found a certain kind of aesthetic pleasure in a well-placed cuss word, and I think I indulged that a bit as I worked to make the book as much my …
This article touches on a topic that received some attention in The Local Economy Revolution, but it's becoming so critical, and so potentially earthshaking, and so little discussed in planning and economic development and local government circles, that I'm starting to work out a new book on the topic. If you follow business and economic …
Continue reading From the Good Ideas File: Two views of a “Post-Employment Economy”
About a month ago I sat on a panel with a collection of leading economic development people from all over the country as Anatalio Ubalde, CEO of GISPlanning, threw hard questions at us in front of an audience of our peers. This little pressure cooker happened at the IEDC Leadership Conference in Irvine, California. And it was one …
Regional Business Talk just posted an interview that I did with Ed Burghard of Strengthening Brand America a few weeks ago -- you can read the summary and listen to or download the interview here. As the wunderkinds behind the site wrote, Ed and Della also discuss the importance of creating meaningful public engagement to support economic development strategies. Della is …
As we trudge through the Midwestern snow and slush toward spring (Dear God, let it be so!) , speaking gigs for the spring and summer are starting to firm up. Some of these are still a little fuzzy, so I'll update as I know more. If you're near one of these locations and you'd be interested in …
As some of you probably know, one of the hats that I wear when I'm not sharing Good Ideas for the Local Economy Revolution is that I'm the Managing Editor of EngagingCities, an online magazine that focuses on the use of internet technologies to help people connect to and participate in their communities. We cover …
You're gonna have to forgive me a little crowing over this one. Little Piqua was one of the first towns on my radar when I first moved back to Ohio after more than 10 years elsewhere, thanks to its mature and impressive Main Street Program. Between that and the rehabilitation of the Fort Piqua Plaza, …
Continue reading From the Really Good Ideas File: the Awesomeness that is Piqua, Ohio
You always have to be a little careful about how much you read into a mainline press story about another city, but I have to say, this one worries me. According to this story from the Denver Post, that city has decided to place an emphasis on recruiting retailers to the city:"Retail activity is extremely …
Continue reading From the (maybe not so) Good Ideas File: Chasing retail because taxes
One of the neat things about writing a book is that sometimes you discover that your message resonates with people that you didn't necessarily think would be all that excited about it. People in the online public engagement world are sometimes pretty tightly focused on technology, so it was a real delight to get this …
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The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived 