Regional Business Talk - Economic Development

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 describes what it takes for an EDO to have a successful FDI effort.

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 aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs examine assumptions and turn business ideas into action.