Walking the Economic Development Tightrope For many of us, there has been a fundamental shift in how we approach economic development. As the job market has tightened the challenge of bringing in a new project has increased exponentially. How do we continue to look for opportunities when our current employers can’t fill their staffing needs? <ul> <li class="MsoNormal">Everyone loves the new announcement and golden shovel ceremonies</li> <li class="MsoNormal">How does that play with our existing companies?</li> <li class="MsoNormal">750,000 jobs are unfilled in the manufacturing sector</li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://www2.deloitte.com/mt/en/pages/about-deloitte/topics/deloitte-insights.html"> Deloitte Insights</a> predicts that 2.1 million manufacturing jobs will remain unfilled in the U.S. alone by 2030</li> <li class="MsoNormal">Worker shortage and a skills Gap</li> </ul>

DT #456 Economic Development Week

Explore topics related to transformational community leadership including economic development, non-profit engagement, organizational management, and policy development.  It's a candid conversation with veterans of the economic development profession along with inspiring interviews of today's thought leaders.