Know Your Labor Shed
By John Rees, Research Director The national unemployment rate recently plunged to its lowest level in 50 years. The last time national unemployment was at its current rate, Nixon had just assumed the...
View ArticleThe Secret Sauce
By: Amy Holloway, President and CEO Every Avalanche newsletter includes a section in which we celebrate our clients, highlighting economic development accomplishments in communities we have served....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Workforce Development: Finding Talent in Today’s Hyper-Competitive Labor...
By Chris Engle, Principle, Avalanche Consulting This article discusses the realities and response to the labor environment seen across the U.S. today. Companies can sharpen their toolkit in...
View ArticleThree Newsworthy Economic Development Trends in 2019
By Marian Kansas, Consultant As the manager of The Future Of, Avalanche’s curated content website featuring new economic development articles and commentary each week, I spend a lot of time finding and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Which 20 Metros are Gaining and Losing the Most Young Professionals? (…and...
By John Rees, Research Director During the past decade, talent has become the most important driver of economic vibrancy. Regions such as Austin and Seattle are rock star metros thanks in part to their...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2019 IEDC Annual Conference Recap
By: Team Avalanche Avalanche was all-in at IEDC’s 2019 Annual Conference earlier this month. We enjoyed reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. (Hey everyone!) With the whole team in...
View ArticleEds & Meds in the Transformation of Industrial Cities
By: Marian Kansas, Consultant Alan Mallach’s book The Divided City: Poverty and Prosperity in Urban America explores the rise and fall of America’s industrial cities. For us, it was an illuminating...
View ArticleEnvisioning 2030: Three Big Economic Development Priorities for the Decade Ahead
By Tony DeLisi, Vice President As we start a new decade, many communities are wondering what the future will hold. Examining the past ten years offers valuable lessons and insights into which trends...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Survey of 100+ Economic Developers Shows Organizational Change is Top of Mind
By Marian Kansas, Consultant In our annual Economic Development Index Survey of more than 100 EDOs across the U.S., we asked, “In the past year, have there been discussions in your community about...
View ArticleKeeping our Local Economies Healthy
9 Tactics for Economic Developers to Reduce the Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses By: Tony DeLisi, Vice President Most of us did not expect a global pandemic to kick off the next economic slowdown. But...
View Article