Tag Archives: economic gardening

The Upside of Downturns

No one will deny that the American and global economies have been in an extended slump.  The question is what will lead us out of the doldrums?  Right now the big argument seems to be between advocates of clean energy …

Collaboration, Underutilized Assets, and Entrepreneurship in Pittsburgh

  Last month I attended a discussion in Pittsburgh hosted by GTECH Social Capital Council around the issue of innovation in the reuse of underutilized assets. The event brought together a cross-section of interested participants, including lawyers, entrepreneurs, community and …

Inovation-Based Economic Development vs. State Budgets

Before we get too far into the new fiscal year, we thought we’d go back and look at how the innovation-based economic development (IBED) world fared in the last round of state budgets. Tax credits continue to be a favored …

Poll Results: Economic Development Drivers

The Glass is Half . . .? We recently conducted a survey of our e-newsletter readers and LinkedIn group friends. We were looking to see what people are thinking about in terms of economic development. The responses tell us a …

Ignorance Is Bliss, and It Gets the Job Done for Now…

Would you cut your personal budget today by $1,000 if you knew, as a result, you would lose $3,500 five years from now? Pennsylvania and many other states are contemplating significant reductions in their funding of programs that support economic …