Changes in Economic Development

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Economic development agencies used to focus on landing that next big manufacturing plant with hundreds of jobs.

Mike Bockorny, Chair of the Aberdeen Development Corporation, says a lot has changed…..https://on.soundcloud.com/Fcgt9

Bockorny says development has to be more broad based….https://on.soundcloud.com/Yj4tq

Bockorny says that is where the new “Economic Development Professionals Association” can help out….https://on.soundcloud.com/ZEPmr

The latest state unemployment rate was just over two percent.

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