December 2017 Newsletter
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View ArticleThree Rivers and partners help manufacturers hire more workers
This article was originally published in the Newnan Times-Herald. By Kandice Bell The Three Rivers Workforce Development Board (TRWDB) or WorkSource Three Rivers and the Three Rivers Regional...
View ArticleEssential Questions Every Economic Developer Should Ask in 2018
By: Amy Holloway, President and CEO Avalanche Consulting, Inc. As we begin the new year, we are thinking about questions that should be top-of-mind for communities interested in improving their...
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View ArticleWorksource Three Rivers announces meetings
This article was originally published in the Jackson Progress-Argus. Worksource Three Rivers will be hosting High Demand Career Initiative sub-regional meetings on Feb. 15 and 16 to provide updates on...
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Catalyzing CATLYST: Metro Atlanta’s People-Centric CEDS
When the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) began preparing the 10-county metro’s new five-year Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), it knew it wanted the planning process to encourage...
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What Today’s Youth Activism Could Mean for Tomorrow’s Leadership
by John Rees, Research Director On March 14th, thousands of students nationwide walked out of class in a mass protest against continued gun violence in the US and legislative inaction on the issue....
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View ArticleWPB Updates 2014 Economic Development Strategy Plan
The economic development strategy we’re working on for West Palm Beach, FL was covered in West Palm TV 18 News Stories last week.
View ArticleWhat Global Cities Say: Reflections on SXSW Cities Summit
By: Tony DeLisi, Vice President, Avalanche Consulting This year, the SXSW Conference in Austin hosted its first-ever Cities Summit – signaling the ever-growing importance of local leaders in shaping...
View ArticleRollout of Triad talent alignment reveals timing, touts sector councils
This article was originally published in the Triad Business Journal. By Luke Bollinger A crowd of more than 200 economic developers, educators and business leaders gathered at Grandover Conference...
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View ArticleReport details ways to get 25,000 more housing units in Sonoma County
This article was originally published in the Press Democrat. By Bill Swindell Sonoma County will need new and innovative strategies to build at least 25,000 housing units over the next five years for...
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Why You Should Care About Inclusive Economic Development, Even If You Don’t...
By John Rees, Research Director In March, an anonymous group in Atlanta began plastering flyers throughout town lamenting the city’s quest to land Amazon’s HQ2. In addition to the flyers, graffiti...
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The Role of Business Retention Programs
By Jennifer Vernon, Consultant According to the 2017 ED Index, activities related to expansion prospects accelerated the most over their 2016 levels. 60% of EDOs experienced an increase in expansion...
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Which CRM Tool Works for your EDO?
By Jennifer Vernon, Consultant Avalanche’s Chief Sherpa (aka President + CEO Amy Holloway) recently posted the following question to LinkedIn: The post generated more than 4,800 views and a dozen or...
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The Power of Local
By Jennifer Vernon, Consultant In this second installation of our 2018 ED Index series, we dive deeper into the finding that local and state economic policies rank more favorably than federal policies....
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Conscious Economic Development
How economic developers can apply the tenets of conscious capitalism to their own communities By Noelle Salerno, Senior Consultant Here at Avalanche, our mission and passion is to make communities more...
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