Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat every day. The following is taken from a summary of the Federal budget: Federal support for provinces and territories…
Continue ReadingWhither ACOA?
This is from APEC’s commentary on the federal budget: The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is being given $19 million per year, starting in 2010-2011, to extend its Atlantic Innovation Fund (which provides funding for businesses and research institutes to…
Continue ReadingThrone speech and economic development
Like most throne speeches the one yesterday was vauge on details. However, there were a few interesting points related to economic development. To fuel the ingenuity of Canada’s best and brightest and bring innovative products to market, our Government will…
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The mayor of Kansas’s capital has unofficially changed his city’s name to Google. The decision to change Topeka’s name to Google was made via a proclamation signed at a city council meeting on Monday. In the proclamation, Mayor Bill Bunten…
Continue ReadingRetention: economic development’s blob
Do you remember that old movie The Blob with Steve McQueen? It flashes through my mind these days whenever I hear an economic development official talk about ‘retention’. A few years ago, this notion of ‘retention’ started to become popular. …
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