Regional Business Talk

In this week's episode, Ed Burghard speaks with Laura Phillips, VP of Client Services and Counselor at Vehr Communications, about the challenges and considerations with creating and deploying a comprehensive strategic communications strategy.

This week Ed Burghard speaks with Jerry Bologna, Executive Director of the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission (JEDCO), about his perception of the challenges and opportunities facing the economic development profession.

Confused about how to effectively utilize social media in promoting your community message? This week, Ed Burghard speaks with social media expert Laura Martin about the opportunities and challenges of using social media in community branding.

This week, host Ed Burghard talks with Kelly Flenniken, executive director of the Grand Junction Economic Partnership (GJEP) in Colorado about her perspective on the future of the economic development profession.

In this podcast, International Roving Host Bruce Levine speaks with Lorie Vincent, Executive Director of the Team Texas, a statewide marketing coalition operating under the umbrella of the Texas Economic Development Council. Lorie explains the history and role of the organization, its current mission, some of the upcoming marketing initiatives that it is undertaking, as well as offering insights into her own background as a regional economic development organization director in Texas.

Victoria Hirschberg, Statewide Project Manager with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and based in Nashville, joins our host Ed Burghard this week as he continues with the 40 Under 40 Rising stars in economic development series.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has the potential to transform a community's economic development efforts. In many ways it is the same as domestic company attraction, retention and expansion. But there are very important differences that need to be taken into account in order for a community's FDI investment to bear fruit. This week Ed Burghard speaks with Chris Steele COO and President of Investment Consulting Associates (ICA), an expert in the field of foreign direct investment. Chris...

In this episode, Ed Burghard speaks with 40 Under 40 Rising Star recipient Kevin Hughes about his perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the economic development profession.

In this episode, Ed Burghard talks with Jennifer Bosser, Assistant Executive Director for Wake County Economic Development (WCED) in Raleigh, North Carolina and DCI 40 Under 40 awardee about her perspective on the future of economic development.

Tom Wengler, Partner at Cloud Nine Solutions in Chattanooga, TN joins Host Jeff Porter this week to talk about Customer Relationship Management systems for Economic Development organizations. Cloud Nine Solutions is a Microsoft Dynamics CRM Partner with a depth of knowledge and experience working in Economic Development. They also talk about the business climate in Chattanooga and Cloud Nines work with Economic Development Gardening through the Costarters, a nine-week program that helps...

Dr. Kent Gardner is the chief economist at the Center for Governmental Research (CGR) in Rochester New York and joins host Jeff Porter for an interview to talk about the role of CGR in supporting Economic Development Organizations. The also discuss informANALYTICSCGR’sweb-based tool makes that makes it possible for economic development specialists to analyze the […]

Ed Burghard talks with Sarah Roberts, founding partner of KSR Capital. Sarah was formerly the Senior VP of economic development for Waco, Texas. They discuss how the economic development profession is changing and what it takes to be successful.

Strategically located between San Francisco and Sacramento and near the Napa Valley, Karl Dumas, is the Economic Development Manager for Fairfield CA. He joined International Roving Host Bruce Levine to shed light on an area that offers a great number of assets for manufacturing and food processing operations, as well as office projects. He also talks about one business-Jelly Belly--that brings a unique presence to the area.

Chris Camacho, executive vice president of business development for the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) is interviewed by Ed Burghard about his perspectives on the economic development profession. Chris is a DCI 40 under 40 rising star award recipient continuing our series on this subject.

Ed Burghard interviews Chris Chung, President and CEO of the Missouri Partnership about his perspective on the future of economic development. Chris is a winner of the DCI 40 Under 40 award that identifies rising stars in the economic development profession and this episode continues our series on that subject.

Jay Schwedler, President and CEO of the Sumter Economic Development Board talks to host Ed Burghard this week as we continue our series of discussions with recipients of DCI's 40 Under 40 Rising Star awards. Visit AboutDCI.com to learn more about the DCI 40 under 40 awards and make your nomination before nominations close on October 31st 2014. Jay gives his perspective on the future of the economic development profession.

This week host Ed Burghard speaks with Clay Banks, Southwest Tennessee Regional Director for the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, about his perspective on the performance of and emerging issues facing the economic development profession.

Our International Roving Host Bruce Levine steps outside his usual role interviewing regional economic development leaders and visits Washington DC to get a feel for what the US government is doing in economic development. Bruce spoke with Matt Erskine, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Development in the US Department of Commerce, where he leads the Economic Development Administration, or EDA. Bruce and Matt cover the wide range of initiatives in which EDA is involved and the unique...

Christine Richards, Partner, at Smart Regions Initiative on talks this week with Michael Scott about the Role of Smart Regions In Fostering Sustainable Economic Development.

It’s been a quiet few weeks as people have taken their summer holidays here in the USA so this week instead of bringing you the usual interview format I thought I’d visit an article published by Ed Burghard from StrengtheningBrandAmerica.com Ed’s article posed the question: Are Local Histories the Key To Better economic Development? The […]