
Crisis: State Rights & Delivery Channels
April 7, 2020
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If you’re like me, you’re kind sick (hopefully not literately) of this image. It really is a beautiful image of a biological phenomena, little red triangles mounted on pillars fastened to a little ball of fat– who knew such a small thing could cause

21st Century, meet 19th Century: Housing, On-the-job-training (OJT) and Infrastructure
March 19, 2020
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Its often said that history repeats itself. In fact, the ancients would say “there is nothing new under the sun” and one of my favorite quotes from President Truman is: “The only thing new in this world is the history you don’t know.” That

Street Smarts–How Urban Living relates to Rural Economic Development
March 5, 2020
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As a business consultant in a rural border town community I interact with a variety of people on a daily basis. Over the years I’ve observed a few social tendencies differentiating rural and urban upbringings and how they could affect how the different economies

Michigan & Urban Economic Diffusion
February 27, 2020
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Just a few years ago Michigan made a big hullabaloo about Economic Gardening in Michigan Economic Development Circles; The concept of taking what you have from a business development standpoint and improving upon it. In other words, take a small to mid-sized company and

Consulting: Identity, Education & Change
February 20, 2020
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Business and commerce are a very singularly human activity. No other creatures on earth buy and sell, products or services. When you think about your activities of coaching a potential entrepreneur in achieving their dreams of becoming their own boss, I find it helpful