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Industry Snapshot: Casinos and Gaming

After a slump in the wake of 9/11 and the economic slowdown 2001-2002, the casino and gaming industries have posted notable growth, generating total revenues of approximately $75 billion in 2004, largely composed of income from wagers on sports betting, slot machines and lotteries.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

On Boeing...

The Boeing Company operates as an aerospace company. It operates through six segments: Commercial Airplanes, Aircraft and Weapon Systems, Network Systems, Support Systems, Launch and Orbital Systems, and Boeing Capital Corporation.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Outsourcing to Grow in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe could soon become a favourite location for offshore outsourcing, with activity in the region estimated to triple between 2005 and 2008.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Social Cohesion and Economic Development

Social cohesion and growth go hand in hand. They are mutually reinforcing, noted Regional Policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner, in her roundtable speech on the 50th anniversary of the Council of Europe Development Bank, held in Paris on November 13.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Incubators Anyone?

Here is a good article on PA incubators.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Upstate Versus Downstate New York

The growing divide between upstate and downstate looks like it's becoming an established part of the New York state of mind.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Industrial Investment Council, East Germany

The IIC is an investment development agency supporting international firms in establishing and growing their business in eastern Germany.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Industry Snapshot: Electronic Instruments and Controls

The market for electronic instruments and controls primarily consists of all sales of electronic instruments and controls used in the automotive industry, industrial processes, medical equipment and portable consumer goods. The US market for industrial process controls increased by 1.4% from 2002 to a value of $11.6 billion in 2003. This market is expected to grow by 8% from 2004 to 2008 to reach a value of about $12.5 billion.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

ED Futures Update

Here it is...the latest ED Futures Update.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Seminoles Bid for Hard Rock

With its $965 million deal to acquire the Hard Rock Café restaurant and casino chain from the British company Rank Group, the Seminole tribe is on the vanguard of what could be a rash of new investment from cash-flush Native American tribes.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

How Large is the Incubator Industry?

According to the National Business Incubation Association, as of October 2006, there were over 1,400 incubators in North America, up from only 12 in 1980. Of those, 1,115 were in the United States, 191 were in Mexico and 120 were in Canada.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Major Computer Storage Device Companies

1 EMC Corporation  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Haynes International, Inc.

Haynes International, Inc., headquartered in Kokomo, Indiana, USA, is a world leader as the inventor, developer, and producer of quality high performance nickel- and cobalt-based alloys.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Invacare Corporation

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Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Communities Brace for Life After Ford

Ford is shuttering 16 more production plants. Read the story here.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Raytheon Corporation

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Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

How is 2007 Looking?

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services believes that in 2007 the biggest influence on U.S. corporate credit quality will continue to be corporate strategic and financial decisions rather than the economy's performance. S&P still expects efforts to enhance shareholder value, including leveraged buyouts, stock buybacks, and special cash dividends, as well as mergers and acquisitions—and the attendant execution issues—to drive rating activity. This dynamic should continue through next year, especially considering the anticipated continuing high activity of private equity firms and hedge funds.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

ED Futures Update

Here it is...the latest ED Futures Update.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Why Do Most Firms Die Young?

Here is an abstract of an interestinmg article on the topic...  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Industry SnapShot: Computer Storage Devices

Significant cost reductions and performance enhancements have driven growth in the US computer storage devices sector, which grew at around 7% during 2003. It is forecast to continue its strong growth into the next five years, boosted by significant demand from the consumer electronics sector, resulting from the huge demand for smaller, high capacity MP3 players.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

ED Futures Update

Here it is...the latest ED Futures Update.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Entrepreneurship and Job Growth

This analysis attempts to place existing research about job growth among young, small firms in the context of productivity dynamics. Most research to date has relied on U.S. manufacturing data; this study, however, takes advantage of tabulations from recent, economy-wide datasets.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

Boomers Retiring Less Wealthy

Indeed, the 78 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 are on track to replace about 60 percent of their annual incomes after retirement, according to the Fidelity Retirement Index. The national survey by Boston-based mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments also found that boomers set aside an average 4 percent of annual income. So much for maintaining their current standards of living.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

What's Up with ED Futures?

Maybe you've noticed that nothing is happening here at ED Futures.  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

25 Best Affordable Suburbs

Low crime, reasonable commute, and good schools—who says you can't find a nice house in a suburb without paying a fortune?  Read more...

Economic Development Futures Journal, Yesterday, 12:41am

testing

41.11609 -83.175173  Read more...

Stuart Blog 2, Yesterday, 12:41am

On Trust

Perhaps someone can explain this to me…
Here are a couple of very interesting videos of Lawrence Lessig discussing problems with Congress – essentially the influence of money on policy. Money + Congress = Mistrust (or worse).
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(1 hour)

In the first video Lessig goes through examples of money interfering with solid policy and I agree with [...]  Read more...

Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog, Nov 19, 2:34pm

links for 2008-11-19

Future of the U.S. Space Program in Obama's Hands: Scientific American


mom go green: coffee sleeves


Tipoff: The Cafe on St. Clair makes list of 'Great American Dive Bars' -
Playboy names Mitzi's One of America's Best


Technology Pundits ~ Eliminating Obama’s Blackberry Just Stupid


PR 2.0: Barack Obama, The Social Web, and the Future of User-Generated Governance


When social media [...]  Read more...

Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog, Nov 19, 8:30am

ReThinkPink :: 12 Feb - 11 Mar

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GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 18, 12:41am

Debra DeGregorio/Kevin Shahan :: 18 Mar - 8 Apr

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GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 18, 12:41am

Michael McNamara :: 21 Oct - 16 Dec 05

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GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 18, 12:41am

Press

Gallery Forecast: Plenty of Show Activity Moving In; Exhibits Heavy At Times  Read more...

GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 18, 12:41am

Karen Maria van de Vliet • R Ferris • Alexis Marie Savon :: 16 Sept - 14 Oct

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GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 18, 12:41am

Artists and supporters

MANY, MANY THANKS!!!!!!!!!  Read more...

GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 18, 12:41am

Douglas Max Utter :: 17 June - 19 Aug

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GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 18, 12:41am

the lab. {vol 1} :: 23 Apr

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GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 18, 12:41am

Anders Knutsson :: 15 Apr - 20 May

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GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 18, 12:41am

WIND-UP: ARTCADE CLOSING Party:: 16 Dec 05

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GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 18, 12:41am

Gallery Ü Haul:: 2006 SCHEDULE

"One of the most innovative venues for viewing contemporary art this summer is Patsy Kline's Gallery Ü Haul"  Read more...

GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 18, 12:41am

RIP Ed “Citizen” Hauser

I’m saddened by this loss:
Known as “Citizen Hauser” and the “Mayor of Whiskey Island,” Hauser enjoyed seeing people use what became the county-owned Wendy Park in 2005, which has a marina, beach restaurant, sand volleyball courts and became home to several festivals…
If you like to know more about Ed and his legacy, listen to this [...]  Read more...

Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog, Nov 16, 11:03pm

Gas Money Garage Sale:: RESCHEDULED FOR 22 JULY 9 - 5 pm

Please join me for a ONE day Gas Money Garage Sale fundraiser July 22, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.  Read more...

GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 16, 12:41pm

Lamb Chops

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Stuart Blog 2, Nov 16, 12:40pm

Yesterday's dinner

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Stuart Blog 2, Nov 16, 12:40pm

BFD Learning Moments: Northern Colorado and Kalamazoo

In Northern Colorado, civic leaders have come together to develop strategies to find pathways out of poverty. It appears to be the kind of persistent effort from which Cleveland could learn.
One interesting insight: if 300 people had been helped to receive high school diplomas, 570 fewer people would be living in poverty. [...]  Read more...

Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog, Nov 15, 5:32pm

Contest: Explain the credit crisis in 30 slides

Credit Crisis in 30 slides  Read more...

Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog, Nov 15, 10:37am

BFD Learning Moment: Ignite Columbus

Well we did it. We pulled off our first Ignite Columbus event this evening at the Columbus Robotics Society in Grandview. To say it was awesome would be an understatement. We had about 45 folks show, 15 presenters present a wide range of exciting ideas intermixed between pizza, robots, the chumby, spiked cider and cold [...]  Read more...

Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog, Nov 15, 10:35am

on Greed

Question for ALL…
Do you think greed is the elemental motivation behind a robust economy? per Peter Schiff
“Just as prices in a free market are set by supply and demand, financial and real estate markets are governed by the opposing tension between greed and fear. Everyone wants to make money, but everyone is also afraid of [...]  Read more...

Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog, Nov 15, 10:31am

links for 2008-11-15

I Am Thankful For…


The Trouble Tree  Read more...

Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog, Nov 15, 8:26am

PopArt:: 11 May @ Southside Cleaners

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GALLERY Ü CLEVELAND, Nov 14, 12:41pm

Dan Moore blows a whistle on a bad deal

Probably a more worthy focus for leadership than the convention center/Med Mart:

[W]e can defeat this takeover with local and state leadership galvanizing all levels of our community behind a “Save NCB” effort - including demonstrations and educational visits to Congress explaining the wastefulness and inequities of this shotgun wedding.
Should we allow National City to [...]  Read more...

Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog, Nov 14, 11:58am