Category Archives: Resilience

Rock Stars, Regions & Resilience

By Lisa Katz | Published: March 16, 2010
Rock Stars It’s funny how, depending on the lens you use, certain people can become your own personal rock star.  I recently attended an International Economic Development Council (IEDC) event in Texas.  I was pulling all of my best networking moves and finally decided I needed to take a break and actually “listen” to one [...]
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What We Know About Regional Economic Growth, Innovation, and Recovery

By Kristin Wolff | Published: January 20, 2010
NOTE: We’ll be be posting findings from a few papers we’re reviewing with the intent of sharing with colleagues. We’re doing this here so that you might benefit from them too, but wanted to warn you before you read too far. We just reviewed Regions Matter (OECD, November 2009). It’s chalk full of bits and [...]
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Workers or Jobs: Which Comes First?

By Rebecca Cohen | Published: November 9, 2009
Training vs. Jobs In communities across the country where unemployment is especially high, leaders and policy makers urge workers to upgrade their skills and search for employment in new and growing industries – like wind energy. But often, the jobs aren’t there yet. Better Bridges Between Economic and Workforce Development Yes, the world is getting [...]
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Tough Times in Regional Detroit

By Lisa Katz | Published: September 7, 2009
Unemployment in Macomb County I recently met with a Macomb county commissioner whose district is embedded in the metro Detroit region of roughly 5 million people. The commissioner was concerned because, despite state unemployment in excess of 15%, county unemployment exceeded 16%, and pockets in her district face rates as high as 25%. “We’re heading [...]
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Eleven Resilience Concepts for Rural (!?) Communities

By Kristin Wolff | Published: August 18, 2009
Building Resilience in Rural Communities Toolkit: Eleven Resilience Concepts The result of a three-year project in the Community of Stanthorpe (Queensland), the Rural Resilience Toolkit identifies 11 concepts central to community resilience. They are: Social Networks and Support Positive Outlook Learning Early Experience Environment and Lifestyle Infrastructure and Support Services Sense of Purpose Diverse and [...]
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