Development Debate

Dave Robinson discusses the economic development within Erie, Pennsylvania with Tina and Jake from the Erie County Redevelopment Authority (ECRDA.)

Nate Green and Dave Robinson discuss the greater Chicago economy this week. Greg Bedalov and Kyle Schulz of the Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership join the conversation to give insight into the Chicago regional development.

The Montrose Development Debate hosts Maureen Krauss, President and CEO of Detroit Regional Partnership, to discuss the electric vehicle industry.

Dave Robinson chats with Chad Whittington, guest and President & CEO of Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, to discuss the intersection between the arts and economic development.

Dave Robinson talks with Andrea Enders, Director of Business Development at REDI Cincinnati.

Housing has become a primary concern for communities. It has become challenging to manage developer investments, whether that is a struggle to gain investments due to slow growth or an inability to build housing quickly enough to keep up with a fast-growth market.

Dave Green and Nate Robinson host President Somerville of Owens Community College on this episode to discuss the impact colleges have on the local workforce, especially following the workforce development impacts of COVID-19.

Nate Green and Dave Robinson bring on Steve Stivers this week, President and CEO of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, to discuss Ohio business policy review.

Dave Robinson and Nate Green discuss Ohio tax incentive compliance this week on the Development Debate podcast.

Dave Robinson hosts Jim Lichtenberg this week to discuss the manufacturing sector. A huge driver for the national economy, the manufacturing industry is primed for economic expansion in 2023.

The Montrose Development Debate Podcast hosts guests Tim Biggam and Kent Scarrett this week to discuss the election for speaker of house in Ohio. Kent Scarrett works for the Ohio Municipal League and brings unique perspective to the discussion.

Nate Green and Dave Robinson discuss their top 10 corporate site location trend predictions for 2023.

This week Dave and Nate welcome guest Kyle Katz, a pioneer of urban development in central Ohio. They discuss how residential development and housing continues to be a challenge to overcome in the corporate site location process among most markets, urban and rural.

Dave and Nate welcome the leadership from Greater Ohio Policy Center, Alison Goebel, PhD, and Erica Spaid Patras, MCP, to discuss how the demographic and economic data of Columbus can overshadow the true picture of legacy cities around Ohio.

Dave Robinson hosts Tim Biggam, Director of Government Relations at The Montrose Group, this week to discuss the mid-term election. They discuss how public policy plays into economic development and their thoughts on the election.

Nate Green and Dave Robinson continue their discussion about the impact of housing development on economics and community development, as well as corporate site location. For every job you create, you need to create one unit of housing.

Nate Green and Dave Robinson host guest Erin Prosser, Assistant Director of Housing Strategies for the City of Columbus. In this episode, the development of housing is examined and found to be as critical as the development of skilled workers.

Nate Green and Dave Robinson host Jamie Beier Grant to discuss placemaking more in-depth, including talking about a quality of life index assessment and more tactics to implement successful placemaking strategies.

Dave Robinson and Nate Green have Jamie Beier Grant on this week to discuss placemaking and economic site development. This approach is increasing in popularity and focuses on quality of life in economic development.

Dave Robinson hosts guest Jonathon Crawford to discuss financing strategies for rural companies and how to build capital.

Nate Green and Dave Robinson discuss the often overlooked key indicators for analyzing corporate site locations.

Nate Green and Tim Biggam discuss how electric vehicles, along with microchips, will be the largest types of manufacturing facilities that are going through corporate site location processes.

Nate Green and Dave Robinson discuss the top 10 trends they expect to see for corporate site location in 2022 based on the economic and demographic market analysis, and their work at The Montrose Group.

Dave Robinson and Nate Green of The Montrose Group host Tim Biggam on the Development Debate Podcast to discuss the budget and guidelines of Ohio's Building and Demolition Site Revitalization Program.

Dave Robinson and Nate Green of the Montrose Group host Michael Stevens, Director of Development for the city of Columbus, to discuss Columbus, Ohio's rapid growth over the last 10 years.

COIVD-19 vaccination rates and how it will impact company growth, corporate site location process, the economic development world & the economy, and how it will create opportunity for political realignment.

Nate Green and Dave Robinson of the Montrose Group discuss Mike DeWine's recent grant program for Ohio's Water and Waste Infrastructure.

Dave Robinson and Nate Green host the Montrose team to discuss Ohio's Rural Industrial Park Loan Progam expansion. Guests include Tim Biggam and Jamie Meier Grant.

Nate Green and Dave Robinson host Tim Biggams, Montrose Lobbyist, to discuss how the new changes to the states operating budget will impact corporate sites and economic development.

The explosion of e-commerce, especially during the 2020 pandemic, has greatly altered the retail real estate landscape. It has impacted development and site selection patterns, but it's also having an enormous effect on current retail centers like shopping malls. What used to be a hub of youth and vitality is struggling to stay relevant -- and occupied. Nate Green and Dave Robinson of the Montrose Group LLC sit down with Jason Kester of Agracel, Inc., to discuss how shopping mall sites can adapt to these rapidly changing retail trends.

Nate and Dave welcome Seth Baker, Director of the Van Wert County Foundation, and foundation board member/longtime resident of Van Wert, attorney Chuck Koch. The group discusses the decades-long struggle to grow their rural community of 10,500 residents, and how they formulated an ambitious plan to break free from the stagnation. Learn how the foundation is using building redevelopment, creative financing, and economic development incentives to attract businesses and developers to their rural community.

Understanding the opportunities for corporate site location in rural markets starts with measuring the demographic and economic success of rural communities.

Why are Growing Markets so important to a company's site location strategy? What are the factors companies look for, and what are the most important data-driven metrics used in their strategies? Dave and Nate share their thoughts, based on their experience working with companies, local chambers of commerce and local economic development agencies.

In this episode of the Development Debate, we sit down to discuss corporate site location strategies, specifically geared toward rural development. When it comes to site location, it's important to note that the process involves a lot more than tax incentives. We talk about when your company should consider undertaking a corporate site location process and what to expect. We also take a look at the current state of the economy including an uptick in initial jobless claims and a drop in unemployment claims.

In Episode 8 of the Development Debate, we discuss the topic of developing a skilled workforce including the need for a broad middle class and large workforce pool to attract companies. While job centers are a great resource for people in distressed neighborhoods, it's equally important to give those communities access to the skills needed in the region including education, training and certifications. We also take a look at the economic numbers for the third quarter which are on their way up compared to the previous quarter.

In Episode 7 of the Development Debate, we sit down to discuss economic equity in more detail and the economic challenges of distressed communities. We also discuss the building of a merchant class in distressed neighborhoods and how there is no way to turn them around without helping them to develop a larger base of small businesses. While there are a lot of great large companies out there, we break down the flawed notion that they are the primary employer. According to the numbers, a majority of workers in the United States actually work for small companies.

In Episode 6 of the Development Debate, we take a closer look at the economy and the different markets that have contributed to its recovery including the housing, manufacturing and trade markets. We then dive into the critical topic of economic equity and how COVID-19 has created substantial economic challenges for people and businesses of all economic statuses.

In this episode of the Development Debate, we sit down with J.P. Nauseef, President and CEO or JobsOhio to take a closer look at JobsOhio and how it provides Ohio with a strong competitive advantage in the market. We also discuss how JobsOhio has responded to COVID-19 and what they're doing to help companies survive during these unprecedented times.

In this episode of the Development Debate, we discuss the topic of returning to work. As COVID-19 cases decline, many companies are requiring employees to return to the office. Not only is returning to your normal work environment beneficial for business growth, it's also critical to getting our economy running at full capacity again.

COVID-19 has forced millions of American companies to seek nontraditional sources of financing. In this episode of the Development Debate, we sit down with Jamie Beier Grant, Manager of Economic and Workforce Development at Montrose, to discuss the role of revolving loans in regards to COVID-19 business survival.

Join Dave Robinson, Principle at The Montrose Group, and Nate Green, Director of Economic Development as they discuss economic development, who's engaged in it, how's it implemented, where our focus should be, and why it matters.