Lindsay BenskoOct 28, 20212 minWelcome to the 2021 IEDC Annual ConferenceBy: RDG Principal Lindsay Bensko Bright lights, big music city, welcome to Nashville! Home to the 2021 IEDC Annual Conference, and it did...
Rob RadcliffDec 10, 20201 minTactical Guide: Municipal Economic Development FundingIn collaboration with Bloomberg Associates, a part of Michael Bloombergs’ Bloomberg Philanthropies, RDG developed a Municipal Funding...
Michael TrubianoJun 13, 20183 minHidden TalentYou never know what you might discover in your backyard. I’m a Bruce Springsteen fan. Recently my wife and I went to NYC to see him on...
Rob RadcliffJan 9, 20183 minI’m A RunnerOne of my traditions is a New Year’s Day run. I’ve done one for at least 25 years now, sometimes alone, oftentimes with one or more...
Rob RadcliffMay 8, 20174 minInterview Series – Ashley Folladori, JAXUSA PartnershipAshley Folladori, Director of Investor Relations for JAXUSA Partnership This year, JAXUSA Partnership is celebrating 27 years of...
Matthew ChambersJun 29, 20163 minLessons from the GreatestI come from the generation that grew up with Muhammad Ali – I was 7 when he knocked out Sonny Liston; 12 when he knocked out Jerry Quarry...
Matthew ChambersMay 10, 20161 minEconomic Development WeekMay 8-15th is Economic Development Week – something Resource Development Group is proud to celebrate! Please join us in honoring all of...
Rob RadcliffJan 6, 20161 minHow Do We Tell Our Story?One of the biggest challenges for EDO’s is telling their story in a succinct, clear and compelling way. Not the story of the community or...
Rob RadcliffJan 2, 20162 minDoes The Rising Tide Really Lift Everyone’s Boat?I read an article in our local paper a few weeks ago that really stuck with me. It chronicled the dramatic disparity in relative...
Rob RadcliffDec 29, 20153 minBig Things Come In Small Packages: Small Markets CAN Compete In The Big LeaguesRDG does a lot of work in major metros across the United States. In fact, of the 48 metros of 1 million population or higher with a...
Rob RadcliffDec 21, 20153 minRegionalism and the Retirement of Pat DanahyPrincipal and Co-Owner Clint Nessmith provides our blog for this edition of RDG Interactive. I was recently at Pat Danahy’s retirement...
Rob RadcliffDec 10, 20153 minWrestling is a Metaphor…This past Saturday morning while the rest of the country was preparing for another weekend of March Madness, I was at a celebration...
Rob RadcliffNov 30, 20152 minAre We Listening?As I travel the country and listen to Chamber Execs., EDC Presidents and Board leaders talk about the challenges faced by their...
Rob RadcliffSep 29, 20143 minTell the Story or Change the Story?I just finished reading How Money Walks: How $2 Trillion Moved Between the States and Why It Matters by Travis Brown. It traces the...
Rob RadcliffJun 10, 20142 minSecretariat Was Fast…..As one of the top three thoroughbreds of all time, Secretariat was in a class by himself. In fact, no other horse has ever run 1 1/2...
Clint NessmithApr 30, 20142 minBuilding BlocksLet’s face it. Unless you are one of the lucky few organizations with more money than you know what to do with, there never seems to be...
Rob RadcliffFeb 13, 20143 minInvestor Relations: What Am I Missing?This is an age-old question asked by many Chamber and EDO CEO’s when their investors tell them they are “cutting back”, “dropping out” or...
Rob RadcliffSep 3, 20132 minLeadership Trumps All…Recently I was meeting with the board of a prospective client and was asked the following question: what is the one thing that makes the...
Rob RadcliffAug 21, 20133 minTransformational Benchmarks: Re-Defining Metrics for EDOsToday, Mark Spandle recaps the ACCE Conference Workshop on Economic Development Metrics presented by Mac Holladay of Market Street...
Rob RadcliffMay 15, 20132 minWhat Are You Doing About the Evolving Workforce?It was a complete coincidence that I found myself reading three totally independent items discussing this countries evolving workforce...