by Maury Forman | May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last October, I believed the world would come to an end. No, it wasn’t that long-awaited Mayan prophecy about to come true. Nor was it a premonition of a collision with a heavenly body, pestilence or even the elections that were just a month away. By all rights, the...
by Maury Forman | Dec 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Welcome to the holiday issue. For many economic development professionals, especially those working with entrepreneurs and local expansion of products and services, this time of year provides for an absolute no-nonsense metric: Sales over the course of a few short...
by Maury Forman | Nov 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
November is important to people in many different ways. This year it caps one of the most gorgeous autumns in recent memory but there are also public and private events and celebrations of traditions that include family and friends, from football and parades to...
by Maury Forman | Oct 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
October is here! The month that children get to celebrate Halloween by dressing up in scary costumes and extorting candy from their community neighborhoods. Kids and dentists love it. I have often said that economic development is like Halloween. When kids hear that...
by Maury Forman | Jul 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
July is my favorite month of the year and not just because it’s the month that I was born (It’s the 22nd in case you were wondering). It’s also my favorite because it is the month we celebrate our nation’s creation of the Declaration of Independence. It is this...
by Maury Forman | Jun 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
It’s been exactly a year since an oversized truck knocked out a section of the Skagit River Bridge, an event nobody, of course, saw coming. During that year there have been other “disasters” both large and small in Washington that have affected the livability and...
by Maury Forman | May 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
This month we will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo. To celebrate the holiday in the United States as a celebration of thanks to Mexico in fending off the would be French invasion of the U.S, many display Cinco de Mayo banners while school districts hold special events to...
by Maury Forman | Mar 10, 2014 | Uncategorized
Finally!!! Spring has arrived. This season brings increasing daylight, warming temperatures, and the rebirth of flora. But as we rejoice in the coming of this season, it is also a time for grief as we reflect on the SR 530 slide and its devastating effect on its...
