Tennessee Economic Development

If you build attractiveness, they will come

Daryl Phillips, CEcD — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:22:55 +0000

I am very much in agreement with this post, “Tourism and economic development are linked” on the Small Biz Survival blog. Some people can only see the returns from tourism from a clicking turnstile. As this post states, making your community attractive to visitors makes it attractive to visitors who might want to invest and create jobs. Making your community attractive also makes it a nicer place to those who live there.

Link to the TVA Valley Works blog

Daryl Phillips, CEcD — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 04:51:14 +0000

News and views about economic development happenings in the seven-state TVA region.

Joint Economic & Community Development Board Meeting

Daryl Phillips, CEcD — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:30:37 +0000

Hickman County Economic & Community Development Association, Inc. will hold its next meeting on February 16th at 6:30p.m. at the East Hickman Community Center. The board voted to have one night meeting per quarter to allow more people to participate in its business meetings. All … Continue reading →

Economic Developers Forum

Daryl Phillips, CEcD — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:15:28 +0000

I am attending the TVA Economic Developers Forum tomorrow and Friday. Part of tomorrow’s activity will be completing the inaugural class of the TVA Rural Leadership Institute, which includes economic development professionals from Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia, Mississippi, Kentucky and Alabama.

Is the glass half full or half empty… or is it just a mighty fine glass?

Daryl Phillips, CEcD — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:09:26 +0000

The Ruraltopia.com blog came up in a roundtable discussion I was a part of a couple weeks ago. I revisited it this morning and really liked the post “Yes, We’re Still Dead” by Trent McKnight. I would recommend it to anyone involved in a rural community like ours in Hickman County, Tennessee.

War of 1812 Bicentennial

Daryl Phillips, CEcD — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:23:37 +0000

This is a few months away, but the Natchez Trace Compact and the Natchez Trace Parkway Association are excited to announce Muster Day on the Natchez Trace. This observance of the bicentennial of the War of 1812 on the Natchez Trace is May 26 – 27 at the Gordon House at mile marker 407.5 in Hickman County, Tennessee.

The times, they are a changin’….

Daryl Phillips, CEcD — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:57:27 +0000

“10 Workplace Trends to Watch in 2012” at Entrepreneur.com lists some trends we are already seeing. My workplace certainly will be changing. If you think your workplace won’t be changing, you might be in for a surprise.

Connect with customers: time to be more social and less with media.

Daryl Phillips, CEcD — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:34:20 +0000

Any Hickman County, Tennessee businesses need a social media cheatsheet? Flowtown provides us with a good one.

An opportunity to connect for education

Daryl Phillips, CEcD — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:20:42 +0000

A report states Comcast plans to expand eligibility of their Internet Essentials program, which provides high-speed internet to families with children in school that might not be able to afford regular rates.

Using QR Codes in Economic Development

Daryl Phillips, CEcD — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:45:16 +0000

For the slides and the supplemental information from my presentation Using QR Codes in Economic Development that was part of the Ignite IEDC session of the 2012 International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Leadership Summit in San Antonio on January 30th, you may go to my website to view or download the info.