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By Columbus Partnership President and CEO, Kenny McDonald - RDG Guest Blogger "Nothing is so treacherous as the obvious."  – Joseph A....

By RDG Principal Brent Jonas With summer winding down and back-to-school ads popping up, many are squeezing in last-minute vacations. But...

By RDG Principal Amy Curtis Economic development entities play a pivotal role in fostering regional growth and prosperity. These...

By RDG Director of Innovation and Research Doug Radcliff Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility...

By RDG Director of Innovation and Global Research Doug Radcliff “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” -Peter Drucker “A...

By RDG CEO Clint Nessmith We are excited to attend ACCE’s Annual Conference in Salt Lake City. If you plan to attend, I want to make you...

By RDG Director of Innovation and Global Research Doug Radcliff "One of the fundamental questions that should always be addressed in a...

By RDG Director of Innovation and Global Research Doug Radcliff “The ultimate resource in economic development is people. It is people,...

By: RDG CEO Clint Nessmith “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the...

By: RDG Director of Innovation and Global Research Doug Radcliff “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can...

By RDG Senior Counsel Rob Radcliff “If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got” -Henry Ford...

By RDG Senior Counsel Rob Radcliff “If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got” -Henry Ford...

By: RDG CEO Clint Nessmith “If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got” -Henry Ford If you are...

By: RDG Principal Lindsay Bensko Bright lights, big music city, welcome to Nashville! Home to the 2021 IEDC Annual Conference, and it did...

By RDG Director of Innovation and Global Research Doug Radcliff As a result of the ongoing pandemic, we know governments at all levels...

Something incredible happened this past Friday:  The Mississippi State Bulldogs Women’s Basketball team beat the Connecticut Huskies...

I had a rather disturbing conversation with the CEO of a major corporation this past week that sits on the board of one of our clients....

I read an article in our local paper a few weeks ago that really stuck with me.  It chronicled the dramatic disparity in relative...

As I travel the country and listen to Chamber Execs., EDC Presidents and Board leaders talk about the challenges faced by their...

I’m not talking about the upcoming inaugural College Football Playoffs, although that is pretty silly right now!  I’m talking about the...