by Janet Ady | Jul 1, 2019 | Economic Development
The very first firm formally doing site selection, Fantus Factory Locating Service, was founded in Chicago in 1919, making this year the 100th anniversary of its founding. Coincidentally, during the 2019 Site Selectors Guild annual conference in Salt Lake City this...
by Janet Ady | Apr 10, 2019 | Economic Development
Ady Advantage has seen the future of economic development, and although the key players are the same – companies, talent, and the communities themselves – the model has literally reversed itself. The diagram below shows how we have moved from economic...
by Janet Ady | Dec 19, 2016 | Economic Development
Ady Advantage has developed, audited, and advised on hundreds of economic development (ED) websites. The key theme is that no matter how much technology platforms evolve, content will continue to be king and strategy will continue to be what differentiates your region...
by Janet Ady | Aug 23, 2016 | Economic Development
I jokingly tell those who participate in my training classes that after they finish my course, they will be forbidden from saying that their area is “a great place to live, work and play” without substantiating that claim. Let’s face it: site selectors have heard this...
by Ady Advantage Team | May 20, 2016 | Economic Development
Identifying and actively marketing brownfields is a trend that is growing in popularity. At Ady Advantage, we’re increasingly integrating brownfield redevelopment efforts into the strategic plans that we develop for our economic development clients. This allows us to...
