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Develop This: Economic and Community Development

Oct 28, 2021

In this episode, Dean Dziedzic, board president of the Mid-America Economic Development Council, joins Jason to give a preview of the upcoming Competitiveness Conference held in Downtown Chicago December 1-3.

This year's event boasts a new format, a variety of relevant information, the ability to connect with site...


Oct 20, 2021

Can you imagine being married to an economic developer?  The erratic hours, the public persona, and the mental bandwidth required by the job can take a toll on family life.

In this episode, Jason encourages those in the field of economic and community development to take a moment to appreciate the support of their...


Oct 13, 2021

In this episode, guest host Tracye McDaniel, President of TIP Strategies and former IEDC Chair, joins Dennis again to finish part two of this series on wealth inequality.  Two guests from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis are back:

Ray Boshara, Senior Advisor and Assistant Vice President of the Institute for...


Oct 6, 2021

In this episode, guest host Tracye McDaniel joins Dennis to interview two very special guests from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:

Ray Boshara, Senior Advisor and Assistant Vice President of the Institute for Economic Equity 

Nishesh Chalise, Director, Community-Based Policy and Analysis at the Institute for...