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How Should Economic Development Organizations Measure True Impact?

By RDG Director of Innovation and Global Research Doug Radcliff “Economic growth and environmental protection are not at odds. They're...

POSITIONED TO WIN: How can communities organize to pursue federal funds and just about anything?

By RDG Director of Innovation and Global Research Doug Radcliff As a result of the ongoing pandemic, we know governments at all levels...

Punching Above Your Weight

Something incredible happened this past Friday: The Mississippi State Bulldogs Women’s Basketball team beat the Connecticut Huskies...

Anyone, From Anywhere, Can Do Anything

Last month as I watched the first half of the Super Bowl come to an end with the Patriots trailing by 21 points, I turned to the group...

Does 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...