The New Talent Meccas: Surprising Cities Where College Graduates Are Gravitating
Boston, Washington, D.C., New York and San Francisco may hold the distinction of being brainpower hubs for their high per capita education levels and concentration of universities, but when it comes to...
View ArticleTop Metros for Small Business: Jobs and Smart People
Most every community is actively seeking the next big thing – that major company with the major brand name that promises millions in investment and, more importantly, hundreds of jobs. Of course, the...
View ArticleFilm and Television Production: Leading Roles for Cities
Forget the drama being played out on screen on the ABC television series Nashville. The drama behind the scenes involving lucrative incentives given for film and television production is a cliffhanger...
View ArticleCities Focus on Promoting Image, Culture to Compete for Talent
Image sells: That’s what many cities across the U.S. are discovering as they compete with each other to attract and retain fresh, highly educated talent to fuel industries that are increasingly...
View ArticleIn Demand: Aerospace, Energy Firms Working to Fill Engineering Talent Gap
Calling all engineers. Industry leaders in two of the nation’s fastest growing sectors – aviation and aerospace and oil and gas production – have recently expressed concern over the lack of qualified...
View ArticleBack to the Burbs: More Millennials Settling Outside Cities
Cities like San Francisco, Boston, New York, Chicago and D.C., may be known for attracting Millennials, but it’s the smaller towns outside of the largest cities that are seeing the fastest growth among...
View ArticleTalent Trajectory: Graduates Seeking Culturally Cool, Affordable Cities
Young, college-educated graduates have a definite path they are following after graduation – one that no longer automatically leads in the direction of mega-cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco...
View ArticleVolunteerism Pays Dividends for Economy, Quality of Life of Communities
Volunteerism creates more than just good vibes for communities. It can also contribute to economic growth and boost the quality of life for workers and philanthropic companies looking to give back....
View ArticleThe Millennial Equation White Paper: Attracting Talent
Young talent. Everybody wants it. And countless communities across the country have made significant investments to make themselves more appealing as places to live, recognizing the importance of...
View ArticleUniversities and Economic Development: Colleges, Communities, Collaboration
The presence of a higher education institution, or better yet more than one of them, has long been viewed as a key component of a community’s business climate. And with the desire of communities to...
View ArticleThe Three L’s Will Attract New Talent in 2016
Let’s do a little word association: I say “Millennial” and you say… Hipster? Techie? Entitled? Socially conscious? Engaged? Bespoke? Pickled? Mustachioed? Perhaps any or all of those words spring to...
View ArticleTalent Attraction: ‘LGBT or Not, You Need to Be Welcoming’
You’re welcome. It’s a powerful phrase that can lead to economic prosperity for communities that embrace it and can breed economic loss for those that don’t. For the first time in its 90-year history,...
View ArticleSite Selectors: 5 Trends Impacting Economic Development
The International Economic Development Council’s 2016 annual conference in Cleveland wrapped up with insights from a panel of site selector consultants and corporate real estate professionals. Here are...
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Film and Television Production: Leading Roles for Cities
Forget the drama being played out on screen on the ABC television series Nashville. The drama behind the scenes involving lucrative incentives given for film and television production is a cliffhanger...
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