Mark Lautman | Reinventing Economic Development

Posted by Mark Lautman on Apr 27, 2012

Reinventing Economic Development: Obfuscating on Thin Ice

Reinventing Economic Development ‘Obfuscating on thin ice’ Premium content from New Mexico Business Weekly by Mark Lautman, Guest Columnist Date: Friday, April 27, 2012, 4:00am MDT While coming up with an actionable plan for creating jobs is harder than it has ever been, it’s an equally bad time to be trying to fake one. Last year, a business leader from a community that won’t be named sent me...

Posted by Mark Lautman on Mar 23, 2012

Reinventing economic development: Why not wing it?

Reinventing economic development: Why not wing it? New Mexico Business Weekly by Mark Lautman, Guest Columnist Date: Friday, March 23, 2012, 4:00am MDT Imagine having a life plan to get married, have three kids, put them all through college, pay off a new house and go on a three-week vacation every year, all without a viable career plan. Pretty dumb, isn’t it? Chances are you’d crash and...

Posted by Mark Lautman on Feb 24, 2012

Reinventing economic development: Embrace the wickedness

Reinventing economic development: Embrace the wickedness by Mark Lautman New Mexico Business Weekly Date: Friday, February 24, 2012, 4:00am MST When we came out of recessions in the olden days, recoveries were led by government and corporate investment, followed closely by surges in job creation, increased consumption, GDP growth, a rising stock market and then rising personal wealth, more...

Posted by Mark Lautman on Jan 27, 2012

Reinventing Economic Development: How not to lose sleep over income inequality

Reinventing Economic Development: How not to lose sleep over income inequality New Mexico Business Weekly by Mark Lautman, Guest Columnist Date: Friday, January 27, 2012, 4:00am MST Recessions are a natural part of the economic cycle. They are how the market purges the excesses and inefficiencies of the economy so a new cycle of prosperity can begin. This one has been dubbed the Great...

Posted by Mark Lautman on Dec 30, 2011

Reinventing Economic Development: Industrial Revolution 3.0

Reinventing Economic Development: Industrial Revolution 3.0 New Mexico Business Weekly by Mark Lautman, Guest Columnist Date: Friday, December 30, 2011, 4:00am MST Which country has the largest share of global manufacturing? Your first thought would probably be China, but that would be wrong. Thanks in part to a big drop in Chinese manufacturing production from the global recession and...

Posted by Mark Lautman on Nov 25, 2011

Reinventing Economic Development: Citizen Shane and other things we should be thankful for

Citizen Shane and other things we should be thankful for By Mark Lautman Published 11/25/11 I think Thanksgiving is our best holiday. Once a year, even if it’s just for 25 seconds right before dinner, Americans acknowledge how lucky we are – even when we aren’t. One of the best things about being in the economic development business is that you end up working around people who have...

Posted by Mark Lautman on Oct 28, 2011

Reinventing economic development: Economic entropy

Reinventing economic development: Economic entropy By Mark Lautman Published 10/28/11 In case you missed it, physicists now believe as much as 70 percent of the mass of the universe is made of “dark matter” that’s pushing everything apart at an accelerating rate. It’s a bummer in the long run — our molecular structure is going to explode a lot...