Hello and welcome to this week’s episode of the Community, Jobs, and Progress Podcast! Thank you for being here! This week, we talk with Mayor Terry Seitz of Jasper, Indiana about how they are using technology and images to share their community’s story of development. This is actually the second time Mayor Seitz has been […]
Economic Development
Episode 31: Councilor Candice Quarles, DeSoto, Texas
Thank you so much for joining us!! Today, I’m honored to bring you a great conversation with Councilor Candice Quarles, a young elected official in DeSoto, Texas. Councilor Quarles was elected to office in May of 2016 and is a breath of fresh air in our divisive political climate. In our conversation, she explains why […]
Episode 26: Media Relations 101 for Local Elected Officials
Today, we welcome Sara Thatcher, a media relations wizard, to the podcast. Sara is a Senior Account Executive at Goff Public in St. Paul, Minnesota specializing in work supporting local governments and communication. In this episode, Sara teaches you how to develop, maintain, and leverage media relationships for local elected officials. It is a great […]
Episode 25: Of Fear and Failure
Happy Tuesday!! Today’s episode is peeling back a few layers in the onion that is my personality. I couldn’t feel more strongly that local elected officials are the key to our future. Federal and State governments are too partisan and divided (and have been for awhile) to make the tough decisions required to make the […]
Episode 21: How Idaho is filling workforce gaps with apprenticeships
The State of Idaho is doing some extraordinary work with apprenticeships to meet the needs of today’s workforce. We talk with John Russ of the Idaho Department of Labor about their programs and how your community can utilize apprenticeships. The number one concern I hear from businesses, elected officials, and economic development professionals is workforce […]