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  • The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 9 - An Interview with Judie Scalise: Strategic Economic and Real Estate Development

    The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 9 - An Interview with Judie Scalise: Strategic Economic and Real Estate Development
    Jul 5 2021
    Judie Scalise, Founder, and Principal of ESI Corporation share with us trends taking place in economic and real estate development in the pre-planning phase and the economic impact and feasibility analysis.  Judie shares with us the lessons learned in her 30 years of working with a broad base of clients including government agencies, private developers, tribal communities, economic development organizations, and utility companies.
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    31 min
  • The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 8 - An Interview with Aaron Brossoit: Storytelling with Virtual Realty

    The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 8 - An Interview with Aaron Brossoit: Storytelling with Virtual Realty
    May 28 2021
    Aaron Brossoit is CEO and a founder at Golden Shovel Agency, a firm specializing in communications for economic development. He has led the creation of communication tools and services currently supporting over 200 economic development organizations across North America.  In this episode, Aaron describes the current state of the application of virtual reality in community storytelling and a glimpse into what’s next in the form of augmented reality.
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    26 min
  • The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 7 - An Interview with Tim Cowden: Regional Economic Development

    The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 7 - An Interview with Tim Cowden: Regional Economic Development
    May 26 2021
    Tim Cowden, President, and CEO of the Kansas City Area Development Council share with us how he has successfully created a collaborative regional organization that encompasses 18 counties in two states. In addition to a strong team, and engage investors, the KCADC is intentional in its collaboration efforts.  This intentionality has enabled the KCADC to be recognized as one of the top regional economic organizations in the country.
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    26 min
  • The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 6 - An Interview with Bethany Miller: The Benefits of Inclusion

    The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 6 - An Interview with Bethany Miller: The Benefits of Inclusion
    Apr 29 2021
    In this episode, we will hear from Bethany Miller, Vice President of Business Development at the Greater Houston Partnership about her presentation at the International Economic Development Council Leadership Summit on the Benefits and Opportunities that being an inclusive community provide. She describes the efforts at the Houston Partnership to work with their private sector and their partner economic development organizations to provide equal opportunity to their increasingly diverse workforce and the role that mentorship and other initiatives play in creating a welcoming community.  Bethany shares her vision for the future of economic development as one that continues to addresses the issues of equality and inclusion and how she wants to be part of creating that future.
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    22 min
  • The Whittaker Report Podcast - Episode 5 An Interview with Gene DePrez: Global Location Strategy

    The Whittaker Report Podcast - Episode 5 An Interview with Gene DePrez: Global Location Strategy
    Mar 12 2021
    During this interview, Gene DePrez, Managing Partner of Global Innovation Partners takes us along on the 35-year career path that led him to take a unique approach to global corporate location strategy. In it, he begins by understanding the corporate culture and the overall corporate business strategy. Once he understands their goals and objects, he considers how the location of the business can be used to support the company in achieving its corporate objectives.
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    29 min
  • The Whittaker Report Episode 4 - An Interview with Dusty Duistermars: The Future of the Intelligent Workplace

    The Whittaker Report Episode 4 - An Interview with Dusty Duistermars: The Future of the Intelligent Workplace
    Mar 5 2021
    Dusty Duistermars, Sr. Director, Global Product Innovation, Workplace Management, & Experience Services at JLL has long been a thought leader in the application of digital technology to Corporate real estate. In Episode 4 of The Whittaker Report Podcast, Dusty shares with us the future of the intelligent workplace. He gives examples such as using badge data to determine office occupancy levels and how computer usage may determine an individual’s productivity score. Dusty gives us a glimpse of what it likely to be the future of the corporate real estate.
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    29 min
  • The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 3 - An Interview with Rick Weddle: Site Selection Guild Survey

    The Whittaker Report Podcast Episode 3 - An Interview with Rick Weddle: Site Selection Guild Survey
    Feb 12 2021
    https://whittakerassociates.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/The-Whittaker-Report-Episode-3-Weddle-Interview-21221-2.52-PM.mp3 In this third Episode of the Whittaker Report, we hear from Rick Weddle, President and CEO of the Site Selectors Guild, and a thought leader in economic development. He shares with us the key results of the 2021 Survey of the Site Selection Guild’s membership including the member’s view of the expected site selection activity in 2021 and the changes they see as a result of the pandemic, the anticipated most active industrial sectors, and changes we can expect to see in the supply chain.
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    25 min