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About a week or so ago, the New Economy Task Force of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce released a new strategy that made it to the pages of the New York Times. Read more.
One of the main themes of the article highlights how cities are moving away from traditional and expensive recruitment programs to nurture growth from within.
The Atlanta report also highlights how EDPros our becoming more sophisticated in their understanding of rapidly evolving markets. As we move from a focus on commodity-based manufacturing and cost-driven competition and toward innovation, EDPros need a more detailed (the chamber executives use the term, "granular") understanding of their economy.
You can download a copy of the presentation released by the chamber's consultants here.
Shana said 7/27/09
I noticed that the consultant's presentation barely mentioned the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA), its funding, results. If one takes a fuller account of Georgia's economic development program that includes GRA, Geogria would def. already outshine most other states in terms of economic development programs and performance!
Shana
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