The rise of nationalism is driving countries to be more internally focused. The fallout of the United Kingdom’s Brexit vote has had impacts far beyond Europe. The USA has repositioned itself onnumerous global trade initiatives. These are just a few examples of how countries around the world are deciding notto collaborate and align. China, however, … Continue reading China’s Strategic Statecraft
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Competitive Regions
The competitive landscape is evolving from individual corporate competition to large-scale co-opitition. As global competition continues to rise, organizations are looking for every advantage to accelerate their strategic objectives and investments. Today we are looking at cities/regionsthat are architecting innovation economies byintegrating industry clusters, innovation centers and next generation educational programs. These initiatives are supported … Continue reading Competitive Regions
Progress MN
Appreciating the interesting, innovative and sometimes surprising... Progress Minnesota honors the efforts of individuals and organizations working in economic development, technology, entrepreneurship and workforce development. Finance & Commerce hosted their 7th annual event at the Metropolitan in Minneapolis. Highlights for me included learning about Technovation [MN] which is encouraging middle school and high school to … Continue reading Progress MN
Managing Through The Talent Crunch
MANAGING THROUGH THE TALENT CRUNCH. This was the theme of Greater MSP's Investor Meeting held on March 20th at the Hilton Minneapolis. Richard David, CEO of U.S. Bank kicked off the event by talking about the need to be bolder in order to compete. Michael Langley, Greater MSP CEO, outlined Greater MSP's version 2.0 initiatives … Continue reading Managing Through The Talent Crunch
How to keep Minnesota competitive
Association for Corporate Growth (ACG), Minnesota chapter, held its monthly lunch focused on Public Policy. The presentation theme was "How to Keep Minnesota Competitive: A policy discussion with Charlie Weaver." The event was hosted at the Windows Over Minnesota room of the IDS tower. The presentation covered an in-depth look at metrics representing Minnesota's economy over … Continue reading How to keep Minnesota competitive
