from “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Absolutely, it made a difference, it increased the Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) count for that road. In communities like Cheatham County, Tennessee that are actively working on retail development, we use AADT maps frequently in working to recruit retail and to help existing business plan for their future. Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) just released the 2013 Annual Average Daily Traffic count maps for the state and I have posted the 2013 AADT map for Cheatham County on our www.retail.cheathambiz.com website.
About Daryl Phillips, CEcD
I am a professional economic developer. I presently work for communities and companies in developing and implementing workforce and economic development solutions as CEO of Phillips Economic Development Solutions (Phi EDS).
Prior to September 2017, I was the economic development professional who served a community team of elected officials, business people, community leaders and dedicated stakeholders for economic development in Cheatham County, Tennessee (pop. 39,880) and its four towns. During my five-year tenure, I served the team as Cheatham County grew over 1,700 jobs, turned around population declines at the start of this decade into healthy population growth, increased tourism expenditures 20.3% and local tax revenue from tourism 25.4%, grew sales tax revenue 36%, focused on developing the local workforce and was recognized by SmartAsset as having the 9th highest Incoming Investment Index of all the 95 counties in Tennessee.
I am a member of International Economic Development Council, Southern Economic Development Council, Tennessee Economic Development Council and International Council of Shopping Centers.
I have earned the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) from International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) certification from National Development Council and hold a Master of Business Administration from Tennessee Technological University.
