MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL

By Dave Trecker
Naplesnews.com

The consultant didn't pull any punches.

Market Street Services, hired by the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce to help craft an economic development plan, gave a harsh assessment of Collier County as a place to do business.

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Storylines emerge in Fayette Vision

By Bob Ross and Trey Ragsdale
TheCitizen.com
 
We’d like to personally thank the approximately 160 Fayette citizens who attended the March 5, 2014 Fayette Visioning public meeting at Sandy Creek High School.

Though the Competitive Assessment report was released to the public earlier in the year, this meeting marked the first time the public heard directly from our consulting partner Market Street Services, Inc. about the visioning process stages and the research showing Fayette County’s current economic, demographic and physical characteristics.

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New study: Collier faces many challenges in economic development

By LAURA LAYDEN
Naplesnews.com

NAPLES — Collier County has a long way to go if it wants to compete for businesses and jobs — and grow and diversify its economy.

A consultant’s analysis of the Naples area’s competitive position as a good place to live, work, visit and do business lists more negative trends than positive ones.

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Quality of Place and Its Role in Location Decisions

By Matthew Tarleton, Vice President and Principal, Market Street Services, and
Evan Robertson, Senior Project Associate, Market Street Services
Area Development Magazine

As we travel the country working with communities large and small, urban and rural, from the Deep South to the Pacific Northwest, one thing is clear: our client communities, and their resident businesses, are increasingly concerned about developing, retaining, and attracting the talent necessary to produce a sustainable work force.

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One Macon study: Concerted effort needed on longstanding problems

By Jim Gaines
The Telegraph

Schools, jobs and places -- those are the three pillars Macon-Bibb County needs to build as the base for a successful future, according to a “One Macon!” study.

Concerted efforts by educational institutions and private business for better local schools, training for higher-skilled jobs and incentives for local business start-ups, and improved entertainment and civic infrastructure are all needed so Macon-Bibb County can compete with other cities for growth and investment, said authors of the study from Atlanta-based Market Street Services Inc.

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RAEDI pushes plans to diversify area economy

By: Jeff Kiger, jkiger@postbulletin.com
PostBulletin.com 

Talk at the annual Rochester Economic Development Inc. luncheon focused on ways to grow the community.

RAEDI actively supports Mayo Clinic and the Destination Medical Center initiative, but that's not the only way to make the area stronger. The group is partnering with the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce to create a five-year plan that aims to improve the economy from a different angle.

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