by Ady Advantage Team | Sep 8, 2020 | Economic Development
One of the silver linings of COVID-19 is that it has given a big push to certain trends that were in play but not yet widely adopted. Look for a more detailed assessment of that broader topic in a future blog, while today we’ll focus on what you can expect when...
by Ady Advantage Team | Jun 16, 2020 | Economic Development
By: Janet Ady, President, and Jordan Ackerman, Senior Research Specialist/Project Manager “A rising tide lifts all boats.” That phrase is commonly attributed to John F. Kennedy. But in the decades of economic growth and development the country has experienced since...
by Ady Advantage Team | Aug 26, 2019 | Economic Development
At Ady Advantage, we’ve worked with utility economic developers for over 15 years. Never have we seen utilities express such an interest in being more forward with their economic development efforts. We work regularly with utility economic developers, and recently...
by Ady Advantage Team | Oct 3, 2017 | Economic Development
A few weeks ago, Ady Advantage’s Strategic Planning Project Manager Jason Vangalis and Lead Researcher Ashley Scray attended IEDC’s Annual Conference and Strategic Planning Workshop in Toronto. They enjoyed catching up with some of our current and former...
by Ady Advantage Team | Jul 13, 2017 | Economic Development
Sound economic development policy should consider productivity more than job creation. If a company is not productive, then it is not competitive, and it will not stay in existence for very long. However, advances in technology can displace employees. When that...