• Recognized leader and innovator in economic development.
• Thirty years in economic development.
• Over 300 clients in 42 states and 13 countries.
• Specialties: strategic planning, futurism, organization development, leadership development, executive coaching, and photography.
• Graduate training in Organizational Behavior and Tranformational Psychology.
• Author, speaker, teacher and mentor.

James Robey, Ph.D., Senior Research Specialist 

• Fifteen years experience in economic development.
• Target industry and cluster analysis.
• Extensive data mining experience.
• Experience producing analysis and data for site selectors.
• Competitive analysis.
• Ph.D. in Economic Development and Masters in Public Administration.

Dean Prestegaard, Chief Economist

• Fifteen years experience in economic development.
• Economic research, forecasting and modeling
• Economic impact analysis.
• Large database creation and management.
• Target industry and cluster analysis.
• Masters Degrees in Economics and Planning, Development and Design.

Derk Janssen, Creative Expert & Sustainable Development Specialist

• Thirty years in environmental conservation and education.
• Creative background as a writer, poet and artist.
• Over twenty years in post-secondary and secondary education.
• Personal creativity trainer for adults and children.
• Masters Degree in Psychology.
• Author, speaker, and executive coach.

Jason Iannone, Research Associate

• Two years economic development research experience.
• Computer Sciences Degree.
• Software engineering experience.
• E-commerce expertise.
• Database design and management expertise.
• Website design and evaluation experience.

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