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Creativity in economic development

In a state like Montana, economic development takes many forms. To be sure, it is the traditional brick-and-mortar type economic development where businesses are courted to move to or start up in local communities.

This kind of economic development takes strategy and the right mix of an available workforce and local training opportunities to maintain and promote a steady supply of workers. In Helena, Boeing comes to mind as a prime example of this.

Another important kind of economic development is focused on promoting business around a certain sector or strength within a community. In Helena, this can be seen in all the private firms that work closely the large government segment of our economy.

Full Story: http://helenair.com/news/opinion/editorial/creativity-in-economic-development/article_2f82a4aa-fc91-11e2-9103-0019bb2963f4.html

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