by Maury Forman | Mar 19, 2022 | Economic Development
If you lived in Washington State, the big news has not been about Ukraine, the pandemic, or inflation. The big news has been about the relocation of a million-dollar brand. No, Boeing is not relocating to another state. Instead, people in Washington have been mourning...
by Maury Forman | Oct 17, 2021 | Economic Development
I am extremely honored to have received the International Economic Development Council’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” in absentia last week. I have received several awards in my life: 7th place in the 50-yard dash at Mark Twain elementary, the eternally late award...
by Maury Forman | Jan 24, 2021 | Economic Development
I have been writing my blog for almost 10 years, Warning small communities of their own worst fears. So, as I sit in my home while in quarantine, My thoughts have now gone beyond Covid 19. Each January I write resolutions that you read online, I thought I would...
by Maury Forman | Dec 7, 2020 | Economic Development
Thank goodness the year is finally coming to an end.!!!! Charles Dickens words are certainly prophetic for 2020. “It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times”. In the future, most of us will remember this year being the worst of times. It reminds me of...
by Maury Forman | Jul 1, 2019 | Economic Development
I love July. I love the warm weather, the weekend barbecues, watching the Seattle Mariners valiantly battle for last place, and because I celebrate another year of being born (it’s the 22nd, in case you’re wondering or are in a shopping mood). But I really love this...
by Maury Forman | Mar 26, 2019 | Disaster Planning, Economic Development
My adorable granddaughter just celebrated her first birthday this month. That means that she has now experienced all four seasons of winter, spring, summer, and fall. But instead of identifying seasons by temperature changes, we now refer to them as the seasons...
by Maury Forman | Mar 1, 2019 | Economic Development
When I was young, I use to love watching game shows. Shows like You Bet Your Life, Truth, or Consequences, and What’s My Line were just a few of the 51 game shows that were on television in the 1960s. But I didn’t want to be a contestant on those TV shows. I wanted to...
by Maury Forman | Dec 31, 2018 | Economic Development
Another year has come and gone, There are many things we can dwell on. But as we look to the future, reflect on the past, We hope our good fortune will continue to last. 2018 was certainly a year, Where economic trends were often unclear. So rather than making New...
