Jason Broadwater speaks, writes, and creates around the topic of Economic Development and the Internet. The Knowledge Economy, the Creative Economy, the Connectivity Economy, the 1099 Economy... these are the phrases of the New Economy. The Internet has not only changed the way we access information and the way we are connected. It has also changed the nature of our economy and our world.
Mar 27
Advanced and Specialty Manufacturing is a powerful and profitable growth sector in the United States. I am invested in this sector in the following ways: 1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT I’m on the board of the Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation (RHEDC), helping our community recruit new Advanced and Specialty Manufacturing companies. 2. WORKFORCE...
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Excited about the 2011 Leadership Work Group Conference. We’re gonna do 9 minute presentations on collaborative efforts from the people who are actually doing them here regionally (and beyond), and we are gonna discuss/workshop them in groups. Collaborative Leadership is forward.
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Welcome aboard, City of Rock Hill. We thank you for your participation. We have quite a collaboration going in The Hive. We are set to launch on January 10. Here’s some resources for you: Herald Article Hive Website Wow. 4-3 vote huh? Well, Mr. Black and Mr. Reno had some positive remarks on the program and its collaborative nature before their No votes. Jim...
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Monday evening our request for support for The Hive will go before Rock Hill City council. Collaborative partners now include: York Tech Winthrop Becca and Harry Dalton Comporium RevenFlo Operating entities include: York Tech Winthrop RevenFlo Collaborating clients, now include: RHEDC Rock Hill Schools Foundation Carolinas Student Travel...
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I don’t want to contact anybody and start telling them what I do, trying to get their business. I don’t want to ask anybody to use their contact information as currency to purchase something I created for the sole reason of getting that information. I see these methodologies around me in certain spaces, used in different ways, and they don’t sit...
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REMIX – Unemployment, Punk Rock & The Knowledge Economy We have 20% unemployment in Rock Hill. That’s astounding. So, what do we do about it? Well… we can recruit businesses to this town with tax incentives and salesmanship. But it ain’t easy. The game has changed, and we’re trying to understand how it’s different and what it...
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