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Clint Nessmith
Nov 253 min read
**The RDG Process – How We Build Organizations that Build Communities**
By RDG CEO Clint Nessmith There are many individuals in the economic development and Chamber industry who have never worked with a...
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Ellie Dunavant
Sep 175 min read
CLIENT PROFILE: Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development
Profiles in Leadership: Helen Cauthen By RDG Principal Ellie Dunavant Resource Development Group (RDG) recently completed a successful...
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Clint Nessmith
Aug 52 min read
ACCE Annual Conference Recap
By RDG CEO Clint Nessmith It was a privilege to once again attend ACCE's Annual Conference. Thank you to ACCE for their seamless...
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Clint Nessmith
Jan 52 min read
Welcome to 2024!
By RDG CEO Clint Nessmith The holidays are the one time during the year when I can put my mental energy into things that aren’t RDG...
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Clint Nessmith
Sep 15, 20232 min read
Brent Jonas and Ellie Dunavant join Resource Development Group
RDG is excited to add Brent Jonas and Ellie Dunavant to our team! Brent comes to us after most recently serving as COO of Sustain SC. He...
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Clint Nessmith
Jul 10, 20231 min read
Join Adam Knapp, Charles Wood, and RDG in Salt Lake City
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...
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Clint Nessmith
Nov 15, 20223 min read
Meet Amy Curtis!
“Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.” -Joseph E. Stiglitz RDG is pleased to welcome...
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Clint Nessmith
Oct 21, 20222 min read
Odds and Ends...
By: RDG CEO Clint Nessmith “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the...
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Rob Radcliff
Jan 4, 20223 min read
Welcome to 2022 - Let's Try Something Different!
By: RDG Senior Counsel Rob Radcliff What a roller coaster we have been on the past few years. I’ve been thinking a lot about 2022 and...
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Lindsay Bensko
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Welcome to the 2021 IEDC Annual Conference
By: RDG Principal Lindsay Bensko Bright lights, big music city, welcome to Nashville! Home to the 2021 IEDC Annual Conference, and it did...
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Rob Radcliff
Sep 14, 20211 min read
Leadership Transition at RDG
We are pleased to announce long-time principals Clint Nessmith and Matt Chambers will be transitioning to leadership roles as founders...
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Matthew Chambers
Jul 1, 20211 min read
A New Face at RDG
We are very pleased to announce that Lindsay Bensko has joined the RDG team. Lindsay brings 15-years of experience working in investor...
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Rob Radcliff
Jan 8, 20183 min read
I’m A Runner
One of my traditions is a New Year’s Day run. I’ve done one for at least 25 years now, sometimes alone, oftentimes with one or more...
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Clint Nessmith
Oct 2, 20172 min read
Thoughts on IEDC’s 2017 Annual Conference
I’m impressed! That is how I left feeling about Toronto after a very successful IEDC Annual Conference a few weeks ago. A city of over...
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Rob Radcliff
Feb 20, 20173 min read
Takeaways from the 2017 IEDC Leadership Summit
2017 IEDC LEADERSHIP SUMMIT TAKEAWAYS I always enjoy the late January IEDC Leadership Conference — shorter timespan, more relaxed, nice...
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Rob Radcliff
Aug 4, 20164 min read
The Silly Season is Upon Us…Again
Thanks to Ian Scott at ACCE, I recently read an article whose premise was hauntingly familiar: see Corporations and Politics: Shunning...
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Matthew Chambers
Jun 29, 20163 min read
Lessons from the Greatest
I come from the generation that grew up with Muhammad Ali – I was 7 when he knocked out Sonny Liston; 12 when he knocked out Jerry Quarry...
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Clint Nessmith
Apr 11, 20162 min read
RDG Gets a New Website
This week RDG is very pleased to announce the launch of our new mobile friendly website. If you’re not already reading this blog on your...
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Rob Radcliff
Jan 5, 20161 min read
How Do We Tell Our Story?
One of the biggest challenges for EDO’s is telling their story in a succinct, clear and compelling way. Not the story of the community or...
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Rob Radcliff
Dec 31, 20151 min read
Good Company
As we close 2015 and make the transition into 2016 I was reminded this month of the importance of partnerships. I was making the 2.5 hour...
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