The Next Five Years of Our Economy

So, when the Prosperity Partnership first formed and developed the Regional Economic Strategy, it was always meant as a five year plan. Or rather, not a five year plan in the control/command economy sense, but a five year strategy. We wanted to see what short-term, tangible things we could do to move the needle on increasing economic prosperity and job creation.

Great Recession aside, there have been some good successes, and we’re coming up on 2010 faster than I’d like to admit. I’ve been thinking for a while now about what’s next, and I’d love to get all those great economic development minds out there thinking about it. I’ve got three thoughts:

The Prosperity Partnership is So Hip!

So, you’ve been saying to yourself “Self (which is how you refer to yourself), I really love reading the Prosperity Blog, but I wish there was a way for my experience to be more interactive, so that I could connect with the network of other people who also love to discuss economic development issues.” Well, cry yourself to sleep on your giant pillow no more! Announcing: The Prosperity Partnership Facebook Page!

This is a “page” not a group or a person, so search for it under the page search, or find it through one of your friends. We’ll do our best to keep it updated with great content, and feel free to post there yourself. It’s another way to get connected to our region’s economic development dialogue.

Next, Prosperity Partnership is going to buy one of those cool new iPhones that everyone’s talking about…

Welcome new blogger: Alex Pietsch

The Prosperity Blog welcomes its newest blogger, Alex Pietsch. Alex is Administrator of the Department of Community & Economic Development for the City of Renton. Alex will be blogging on economic development and other issues.

See Alex’s first post on the tragic passing of Sue Carlson, one of our region’s great leaders in Economic Development and one of the architects of Renton’s economic renaissance over the past 6 or 8 years. Sue will be greatly missed.

Welcome, Alex.

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