Many businesses have closed forever because of the COVID-19 economic crisis. Others are surviving and thriving. Economic development organizations are facing similar life or death futures, whether they know it yet or not. The private sector has shown a path to survival that EDOs can model. Economic development won’t be what it was. Topics include:
* Remote Workers
* Supply Chain & Reshoring
* Local & Small Businesses
* Corporate Site Selection
* Foreign Direct Investment
* Entrepreneurship
* Technology
* Vacant Real Estate
* Job Creation Gets Really Hard
* Decoupling Business Attraction
* Automation
* The Economic Development Arms Race
* The Death of Blockbuster Economic Development