by Maury Forman | Dec 5, 2017 | Economic Development
It’s the holidays. For more than 200 major American cities, that means that Santa will soon be stopping by to break the hearts of anxious civic leaders who have been naughty and hoped to find Amazon HQ2 under their tree, rather than a lump of coal. What they fail to...
by Maury Forman | Nov 3, 2017 | Economic Development
I’ve always loved the movie It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. If you haven’t seen it, it stars some of the biggest comedians of the golden age of comedy in a farce where they all try to outdo one another (and do one another in) in a madcap race to find the stolen...
by Maury Forman | Sep 29, 2017 | Economic Development
Recent events around the world have really hit home with me. While the news has turned its attention to the after-effects of Harvey in Houston, my mind is on Aunt Helen and her fabulous fried chicken. That may seem a bit self-serving but hear me out. I was born and...
by Maury Forman | Aug 27, 2017 | Economic Development
Everyone loves a good story. I know I do. It’s what keeps me up at night. No, I’m not scared of the dark and I don’t have insomnia. I just get caught up in a great movie at the theater or at home and can’t wait to see how it turns out, even if it means staying up...
by Maury Forman | Jul 30, 2017 | Economic Development
I was probably about five years old when my mother signed me up for T-ball. There, I was to learn the seemingly important skills of batting, catching, throwing and providing my parents with a chance to run errands without their child in tow. Sadly, I never mastered...
by Maury Forman | Jun 1, 2017 | Economic Development
Since I have retired, I have had the pleasure of attending several social gatherings. At each, the questions eventually turn from what I am doing now to what I did in my previous life. I am always tempted to give a mind-numbing impressive response, such as telling...
by Maury Forman | Sep 22, 2016 | Economic Development
It’s time! After almost 26 years, five governors, eight directors, six department name changes and hundreds of workshops and presentations, the time has come to put away my three-legged stool theory of economic development. Yes, the rumors are true that at the end of...
by Maury Forman | Aug 8, 2016 | Economic Development
Take a roll of duct tape, some Post-It Notes, a couple of toilet tubes and an empty soda can and what have you got? We’ll if you’re MacGyver, you have everything you need to do in the bad guys, rescue the requisite damsel in distress, save the world and whip up a...
