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The Greater Antelope Valley California Enterprise Zone

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:11:00 -0500

The Greater Antelope Valley Economic Alliance (GAVEA) has decided it’s time someone took a stand against the negative marketing campaigns against California being circulated by a few states. (Such as Nevada’s missing bear campaign.)

Sure some companies may feel the need to relocate from California’s major Metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles or San Francisco, but that doesn’t mean they have to leave the state.

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Turning Obstacles into Opportunities (Midwest City, OK)

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:35:00 -0500

Economic developers are in the business of creative problem solving. When confronted with seemingly insurmountable problems, economic developers can be at their best in finding the solution that meets the needs of their communities.

Recently Economic Development Marketing by iGroups completed a market research study which involved such creative problem solving.

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Battle of the Consultants

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:45:00 -0500

A fews years ago Big Sky Economic Development Association in Billings, Montana was trying to determine the best solution for generating qualified prospects. They researched and reviewed proposals from several economic development consulting firms and narrowed their choice down to two:

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