This month we have a unique episode that discusses Impact DataSource, the company behind the Economic Development Secrets Podcast. Paul Scheuren, Principal and Economist at Impact DataSource joins us and shares how the company was founded and what types of research and reports they specialize in. We also discuss our software solution, Impact DashBoard, share how economic developers can use impact reports, and also discuss how the coronavirus has affected this type of research and reports.

This month's special guest is David Leezer, Vice President of Business Attraction at the Wichita Falls Chamber of Commerce. David shares with us how he is moving forward with business recruitment during the COVID-19 pandemic and how his biggest mistake became one of his biggest assets.

This month's special guest is Christine Bryant, Director of Business Retention and Expansion for the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation. Christine shares with us how COVID-19 has impacted her community and she shares what her team has done in response to the pandemic.

We have a very special guest this month - Kenny McDonald who is not only the President and Chief Economic Officer at One Columbus, but he is also the current chair at the International Economic Development Council. Kenny shares with us about how the coronavirus has impacted his community and what his team's response has been to the pandemic. He also gives us an update on what the International Economic Development Council is currently working on.

This month's special guest is Amy Madison, Executive Director of the Pflugerville Community Development Corporation. Amy shares with us how the coronavirus has impacted her community, what her organization and other local response has been, and how she envisions recovery.

This month's special guest is Barry Broome, President and CEO of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council. Barry discusses how his organization is responding to the current COVID-19 pandemic and he also shares how he thinks recovery will look.

This episode is picking up from last week's discussion about how consumer spending is changing during the coronavirus lockdown. Paul Scheuren, Principal and Economist at Impact DataSource joins us again.

In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, we recorded a very unique episode of the Economic Development Secrets Podcast featuring Paul Scheuren, Principal and Economist at Impact DataSource. Paul discusses how consumer spending helps us illustrate what is happening to the economy. He describes what types of spending we expect to go down, up, or be put off during the current lockdown and how it may be impacted during future recovery. Paul introduces Impact DataSource's new COVID-19 Consumer Spending app that help economic developers analyze these trends in their local economy.

This month's special guest is Alex West, Director of Research at Ann Arbor SPARK. Alex discusses what data she tracks, how she maintains it, and how she shares this information with stakeholders. She also offers some advice on how people can get started tracking data at their organization.

This month's special guest is Julie Floyd, Compliance Administrator at the Frisco EDC. Julie shares a break down of the EDC's incentive compliance program that she helped to build and implement and she tells listeners how they can get started with their own program.