by Ady Advantage Team | Apr 8, 2021 | Economic Development
A familiar, but often forgotten or misunderstood term is on the minds and tongues of many economic developers in the wake of the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (aka, the “Son of CARES” Act) and the next round of major COVID-related stimulus soon to be...
by Jordan Ackerman | Mar 15, 2021 | Economic Development
Underpinning many of the assumptions we use every day in our work as economic developers is foundational work from government agencies such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Among their standard reports is one that forecasts employment projections looking out...
by Ashley Scray | Feb 17, 2021 | Economic Development, Talent Attraction
In recent years, access to talent eclipsed all other site location drivers to become the single most important factor. As a result, the world of economic development is changing. Economic developers can no longer attract a company and expect talent to organically...
by Janet Ady | Dec 15, 2020 | Economic Development
Last March, I wrote a blog predicting how Covid-19 would impact economic development. It’s been quite a ride since then, but my predictions were pretty darn close. At least enough to embolden me to make some predictions for 2021. Here we go! Top 10 Economic...
by Janet Ady | Nov 10, 2020 | Economic Development
At Ady Advantage embracing data is built into our mission. As such, we conduct industry-wide research to help inform our site selection clients and the economic developers who serve them. One key finding of our research was a distinct mismatch, or gap, in the...
by Janet Ady | Oct 19, 2020 | Economic Development
Business retention and expansion (BRE) has never been more critical. One of the first things economic development organizations (EDO) did when COVID-19 hit was reach out to their existing businesses. This was the most direct and efficient way to understand the...
