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Peter Fairweather keynotes Vermont Economic Development Forum

It is a real privilege to deliver the keynote at the economic forum of the Vermont League of Cities and [...]
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This month, we started a Targeted Area Wide Plan in Swanton, VT. The project is sponsored by the Northwest Regional [...]
Strengthening Colleges’ Role in Economic Development in NYS

This past May, we helped the New York State Economic Development Council issue a report on how to improve Start-Up [...]
Community Colleges get in the Code Boot Camp Game

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What the “Vanishing Corporation” means for Economic Development

We posted Friday about the write-up we did for the New York State Economic Development Council (NYSEDC) on their discussion [...]
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During its annual meeting in May, 2016, the New York State Economic Development Council (NYSEDC) held a discussion on ways [...]
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Metro Areas lead US Economic Recovery

A recent New York Times article cited Denver as a poster child for the new possibilities for economic success: Its [...]
Montpelier, VT Economic Development Strategy

Fairweather Consulting’s “Innovative Capital Strategy” for Montpelier, VT draws upon the City’s strengths in Higher Education, Food Processing & Advanced [...]
Fairweather Consulting Sponsors NYSEDC Softball Tournament

In a close contest, the home team beat the visitors 8 to 6 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY. The [...]
Does Your College Major Determine Your Economic Destiny?

That is what is often suggested in coverage of education and employment prospects. However, a recent study by Georgetown University’s [...]
Want More Entrepreneurs? Raise Welfare Benefits!

Over at the Atlantic, Walter Frick has a piece on the relationship between public welfare benefits and entrepreneurship. The meme [...]
California: A Case Study of the Interaction between Social Policy & the American Dream?

A recent Orange County Register column reviews the changes in California’s economy over the last 40 years: Forty years ago, [...]