Economic Developers Lower Expectations for 2013

Economic development officials across the country report lowered expectations for 2013 as prospect activity in the second half of 2012 was lower than expected, finds Avalanche Consulting in its biannual survey, Economic Development Activity Index, conducted earlier this year. The economic development consultancy, based in Austin, Texas, specializes in workforce…

JobsOhio Releases Annual Report and Strategic Plan

JobsOhio recently released its 2012 Annual Report and 2013 Strategic Plan.

With its state and regional partners last year, JobsOhio successfully assisted 277 companies that committed to creating or retaining 75,612 total jobs for Ohioans, and making $5.8 billion in capital investments.

John Minor, president and chief investment…

New Catalog for Northern Kentucky Sites and Buildings

Covington, Ky. skyline.

The Northern Kentucky Tri-County Economic Development Corp. announces the Northern Kentucky Signature Sites and Buildings catalog, which is available in print and online. The catalog showcases a range of options from office to planned opportunity; available industrial buildings to developable land positions; and real estate solutions…

Waco: Creative Start-up Capital of Texas

The Greater Waco Chamber is partnering with Baylor University and to launch thInc Space, an incubator for creative start‐ups. thIncSpace is located on the first floor of 801 Washington Ave. in downtown Waco.

A combined incubator, community gathering place and professional support network for creative start‐ups, thInc Space…

Phoenix Region Reviews Sequester’s Impact on Region

The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) has released findings and recommendations from its Aerospace and Defense Market Intelligence Program, a two-phase initiative that takes an in-depth look at the region’s aerospace and defense companies to determine their strengths, weaknesses and readiness for the sequestration, federally-mandated automatic…