This month's episode of Economic Development Secrets features Lucienne Pears, Director of Economic Development in Charlotte County, Florida. She shares about their Certified Sites program and how they do economic development in a primarily retired community.

This month we were joined by Ben White, Vice President of Economic Development for the Round Rock, Texas Chamber of Commerce. We discuss how Round Rock's economic development activities are truly a product of different partnerships and their 8 Pillars of Economic Generation.

Dan Tobergte, President/CEO of Northern Kentucky Tri-ED joined us for this month's episode of Economic Development Secrets. We discuss their award winning BRE program and their Motor Vehicle License Fee funding structure.

This month, SeonAh Kendall, Economic Health Manager for Fort Collins, Colorado shares some wisdom that she's learned through her time working in Economic Development. We discuss how their manufacturing partnership educates students about the field, how her organization was one of the first in the nation to have a Sustainability Service Area, and how their downtown was the inspiration for Walt Disney's Main Street.

In this episode of Economic Development Secrets, we sit down with Steve Jenkins, President of the Fond du Lac County, WI Economic Development Corporation.

In this first installment of our new podcast series, Economic Development Secrets, we are joined by Jim Gandy, President of the Frisco, TX Economic Development Corporation.