City Government
Turning Advantages into Competitive Differentiators
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Determining how to differentiate the community in the crowded and competitive economic development marketplace is… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Determining how to differentiate the community in the crowded and competitive economic development marketplace is… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD With over 80 percent of the United States’ 294 million people living in the nation’s… ...
By Bill Shelton, CEcD Increasing numbers of communities are realizing the importance of a healthy retail sector to the local… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Civic leaders who are establishing a retail incentive program often ask the question, “What retail… ...
Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Community leaders almost always want to recruit retail or restaurant concepts that will not fit in… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD HLM Site selection for a store or restaurant is the most critical strategic decision a… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD, HLM Developers and municipalities stereotypically have a love-hate relationship. They need each other, but often… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Tourism for many communities is a key engine for economic growth, and civic leaders are… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Communities that use marketing statistics based on political boundaries often understate the communities’ current and… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Most communities find that planning and developing a retail marketing strategy is not difficult but… ...
By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Decisions to locate businesses are normally made after analyzing and weighing various variables that either… ...
Positioning Your Community for Retail Development: 2015 Trends What retail development trends will shape the market in 2015, and how… ...