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Polk County Will Experience Growing Pains If We Don't Plan for Future Growth by Kevin Kieft, Certified Economic Developer and Real Estate Professional Polk County, along with the rest of Florida, is growing. Hundreds of people move to Florida every day. The last five to ten years alone have seen…

Michael Meek of Meek & Associates, LLC has been retained as Interim President of the Aransas County Partnership Economic Development Corporation (EDC).

For the past six years, Sharp has worked in UC Davis’s Venture Catalyst unit, which focuses on supporting faculty, students, staff, alumni, and technology licensees in launching and growing new startups based on translational research, intellectual property, and innovative ideas developed at the university.

USM Names Henson as New Director of Lott Center Tue, 07/06/2021 - 08:58am | By: Van Arnold Brian Henson brings a wealth of experience and a vision for success to his new position as Director of the Trent Lott National Center for Excellence in Economic Development and Entrepreneurship at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM). A native of Quitman, Miss., Henson has spent the past three years as Chief of Staff ...

Zachary Barker is a Louisiana transplant, a certified economic developer, president of the Startup Support Center, and a proud member of the “chest of misfit toys” that is Colorado Springs

In business: St. Cloud landscape business acquired by Twin Cities company St. Cloud landscape business acquired by Twin Cities company A St. Cloud landscape company servicing commercial and homeowner properties was acquired by a Twin Cities commercial landscape company in March. St. Clouds Peerless Lawn Care Inc. was acquired by Prescription Landscape Inc., which provides commercial landscape services and snow removal. Peerless owner and founder Aaron Haakonson will be branch manager for the ...

Committed to strengthening the knowledge, skills and diversity of Minnesota’s economic development professionals, the nonprofit Minnesota Economic Development Foundation is promoting upcoming training opportunities and offering scholarships for professional development.

Dani Pugsley, President and CEO of the Mountain Home Area Chamber of Commerce, recently completed the Mid-South Basic Economic Development Course offered through Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives (AEDCE). Pugsley joined 44 other participants from four different states in the four-day fall program. Offered annually, the Mid-South Basic Course provides an intensive overview of the process and practice of local economic development. It features over 30 instructors, who are recogn...

Send Clockwise from left: Dana Watkins, Seth Williams, Kathy Gardner, Alex Beasley and Will Edwards of First Security Bank Dana Watkins has been named senior vice president of First Security Bank in Jonesboro, while Seth Williams has been named vice president and Kathy Gardner, Alex Beasley and Will Edwards have all been named assistant vice presidents. Before being named SVP, Watkins managed the bank’s real estate central loan processing d...

Her first year on the job was not one Cecilia Harry could ever have envisioned. She stepped into her role as chief economic development officer for the Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC in December 2019. She and her family had moved from Wisconsin, where Harry had been president and CEO of Envision Greater Fond du Lac, the combined chamber of commerce and EDC for that community. She was eager to dive in, to shake hands with business and city leaders, to attend gatherings and visit key employers. A...