Happy fourth annual Economic Development Week! Economic Development Week was created by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) in 2016 to bring awareness to the industry and its critical role in the success of communities large and small. RDG has the privilege of engaging with many of these organizations throughout the country and we see first hand the work being done to educate their communities on what they’re doing to create jobs, bring growth to their regio

I live in Statesboro, GA, a small college town close to Savannah. Despite our relatively small size, Statesboro’s most pressing challenges mirror the issues that I see the communities of RDG’s largest major metro clients grappling with. This was hammered home over the weekend when my amazing wife and I attended the Mayor’s Ball where our mayor, a host of community volunteers, and Chamber leadership offered a call to action for addressing inclusive economic development, transp

From the most recent Economist: “The world should start preparing for the next recession while it still can” We are ten years removed from the global downturn of 2008, and while we have experienced unprecedented economic growth in the decade since, those words sent a chill down my spine when I read them earlier today. Clearly, the next recession is not an “if” but a “when”. As I watched the market tank for yet another day, I asked myself three questions: How soon? How ready a