“Economic Gardening”. Leading business recruitment,
hands-on. Leading business recruitment, but deferring. Granting of job
training funding ...
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Why Are States Reorganizing Economic Development?
- State economic challenges
- Lost confidence in State economic development agencies over many years
- Agencies are too bureaucratic and political
- Little engagement from private sector in state agency
- Regional economic groups becoming more effective
- Legislatures want ROI
- Change in the roles of statewide economic development agencies
