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By RDG CEO Clint Nessmith There are many individuals in the economic development and Chamber industry who have never worked with a...

Profiles in Leadership: Helen Cauthen By RDG Principal Ellie Dunavant Resource Development Group (RDG) recently completed a successful...

By RDG CEO Clint Nessmith It was a privilege to once again attend ACCE's Annual Conference. Thank you to ACCE for their seamless...

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...

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...

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...

“Development is about transforming the lives of people, not just transforming economies.” -Joseph E. Stiglitz RDG is pleased to welcome...

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 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...

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

We are pleased to announce long-time principals Clint Nessmith and Matt Chambers will be transitioning to leadership roles as founders...

We are very pleased to announce that Lindsay Bensko has joined the RDG team. Lindsay brings 15-years of experience working in investor...

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...

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...

2017 IEDC LEADERSHIP SUMMIT TAKEAWAYS I always enjoy the late January IEDC Leadership Conference — shorter timespan, more relaxed, nice...

Thanks to Ian Scott at ACCE, I recently read an article whose premise was hauntingly familiar: see Corporations and Politics: Shunning...

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...

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...

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...

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...