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Daryl Phillips, CEcD, EDFP
I work as an economic developer consulting with communities and companies developing locations, building communities and identifying and developing workforce. However, my opinions on this blog are free and my own, as is the blog itself.
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 over 20 years experience in economic and workforce development. I have earned and maintain the designation of Certified Economic Developer (CEcD) from International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the Economic Development Finance Professional (EDFP) certification from National Development Council. I have earned a Master of Business Administration from Tennessee Technological University.
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Recent Posts
- TIGER grants replaced by BUILD grants for local/regional transportation infrastructure
- Happy Economic Development Week!
- An update on Opportunity Zones and Opportunity Funds
- Have your quality in economic development programs recognized by your peers
- Retail Development Event for Tennessee and Kentucky
- How to ask your local government for money to promote rural tourism
- Happy Pi Day!
- 2018 IEDC Excellence in Economic Development Awards
- Opportunity Zones and Opportunity Funds – Another Economic Tool for Your Community?
- Successful Succession Planning for Business
- Opportunity Funds – A new resource for economic development investment
- Business resiliency and planning for disruption
- Helping businesses connect to customers online
- Have a wonderful life this holiday season!
- Small Business Saturday – Better than Black Friday and Cooler than Cyber Monday (Nov. 25th)
- 2017 Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Economic & Community Development
- 2017 IEDC Annual Conference
- Dove hunting season or shooting for tourism growth
- Disaster and Disruption Planning for Communities and Companies
- I put a dollar in a change machine and I didn’t get it
- Workforce development for advanced manufacturing in the Cheatham County region
- Cheatham County May 2017 unemployment rate lowest in nearly 2 decades
- 2017 Tennessee Economic and Community Development Conference
- Tennessee Reconnect: Help for adults to go back to college
- How do you measure your workforce?
- The It’s a Wonderful Life EDO
- Why Invest in Economic Development
- Tennessee Rural Economic Development Conference
- A post with economic development tied to a haiku, it’s true!
- Right turn on LOCAL CITIZENS WHO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STREET
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Grinders Switch Music & Arts Festival next Saturday
Next Saturday, Sept. 11th on the historic public square in Centerville, Tennessee, the 18th annual Grinder’s Switch Music & Arts Festival honors Minnie Pearl and Grinders Switch with a day (9am to midnight) of music, arts, food and fun. The … Continue reading
Reasons to eat local from our Canadian friends
“Shop Local” has an economic impact as well as a more difficult to quantify impact on a community’s quality of place. “Eat Local” and the localvore movement has all that as well as addressing a clear health concern. I think … Continue reading
Hickman County’s Electric Power Provider Ranked in Ten Best
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was recently named as one of the top ten utilities in North America for economic development. Site Selection magazine in its September edition published its top ten utilities of the year in the article, “A … Continue reading
Soaking up the arts and crafts
An article in BusinessTN magazine, “New Moon“, includes information on the budding artisan microdistillery industry in Tennessee. The author concludes with the statement, “A year after lawmakers passed a law restoring part of Tennessee’s rich heritage as a spirits-producing state … Continue reading
October 2nd – Cars, craft, comfort food
The first Saturday in October will have a lot of things to do in Hickman County — there must be something that would appeal to you. The Civitan “Centerville in the Fall” Car Show, the Quilt Show and the National … Continue reading
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Basketball Tournament…
Someone told me that Costco already had Christmas items on the shelf. Well, maybe it’s not too early to start planning a trip to the 2010 Hickman County First Farmers Above the Rim Christmas Invitational Basketball Tournament held on December … Continue reading
Manufacturing: It’s so popular, no one goes there anymore
A recent article put out by the Southern Growth Policies Board, “Manufacturing: The Misunderstood Industry“, chronicles a trend most everyone is seeing. The article begins: According to a 2009 national survey, Americans believe that manufacturing is the most important industry … Continue reading
Apparel Archeology
I am one of those people that a story of my life, at least the past decade, is outlined in the stack of t-shirts in my closet. Two that were added to my experiential casual wardrobe were the ‘Born and … Continue reading
Century Farms Recognition
I attended the Hickman County Fair today for the Tennessee Century Farms recognition event and the reception recognizing 100 years of UT Extension. One farm joined obtained the Century Farm distinction this year, making 18 in Hickman County. One of … Continue reading
Flirting with disaster
With flood recovery ongoing and the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina this weekend, I’m reminded that being prepared makes sense for us. SBA has a new website, www.preparemybusiness.org, that will help a business create its disaster preparedness plan.
Too high, but a sign of the times
The July Labor Force Estimates for Tennessee counties were released today. Hickman County had the lowest unemployment rate of the eight counties in our local workforce area (LWIA 10) at 11.2%. Marshall County at 15.7% was the highest. For all … Continue reading
Energy Efficiency Loan Program
Governor Phil Bredesen and Commissioner Matt Kisber, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, announced today the launch of a new $50 million Energy Efficiency Loan Program to help Tennessee companies finance investments in energy efficient technology, energy retrofits and … Continue reading
Push, pull or complain about sitting still
Somewhere I read the quote, “Noah’s Ark was built by volunteers, the Titanic was built by professionals.” Okay, that’s not fair to those shipfitters and boilermakers, but it does point out the value of volunteers and community involvement. If you … Continue reading
If you won’t listen to me, listen to an "expert"
“How to Achieve Your Small Business Start-Up Success Story: Use Social Media, Talk to Others in Your Industry, Expert Says“
Twitter…. Facebook… LinkedIn… more info for business
Twitter, Facebook or Linkedin? Finding the right fit for your small business.
Tennessee Alternative Fuels & BioEnergy Conference
The Tennessee Alternative Fuels and BioEnergy Conference began Sunday evening at Montgomery Bell State Park and concludes today. The conference, hosted by a coalition of private industry groups and government known as the 25 by ’25 State Alliance, will give … Continue reading
Retail Development.. rewarding
For optimum results, retail development as an economic development effort takes a collaborative effort from economic development professionals, government officials, landowners, developers, entrepreneurs, real estate professionals and the community. I have arranged for TVA Economic Development’s retail expert, Chuck Marquis, … Continue reading
2010 Governor’s Conference on Economic & Community Development – Nashville, Tennessee
The 57th annual Governor’s Conference on Economic & Community Development will be held at the Nashville Convention Center in downtown Nashville on September 16th and 17th. Economic development professionals, community leaders, elected officials and business leaders will attend to learn … Continue reading
Grinder’s Switch Music and Arts Festival in Centerville, TN
Held Saturday, Sept. 11th on the historic public square in Centerville, Tennessee, the 18th annual Grinder’s Switch Music & Arts Festival honors Minnie Pearl and Grinders Switch with a day (9am to midnight) of music, arts, food and fun. The … Continue reading
Leadership Hickman 2011 starts soon!
Hickman County Economic & Community Development Association is forming the Leadership Hickman class for 2010-2011. The Leadership Hickman webpage has an overview of the program and the brochure for this year’s class has more specific information. Applications should be in … Continue reading
TGIF
This has been a busy two weeks. From RFIs to labor force and wage and benefit report requests to designing and printing marketing materials to grant applications to Governor’s Three-Star Award for Economic & Community Development Preparedness re-certification review to … Continue reading
Economic uptick for Tennessee? Sales tax collections grow – Nashville Business Journal
Economic uptick for Tennessee? Sales tax collections grow – Nashville Business Journal Local sales and use tax collections across Tennessee were up 4.4% from July 2009 to July 2010. Local sales and use tax collections for Hickman County were up … Continue reading
Is Your Small Town Tourism Destination Featured on Trazzler?
RuralTourismMarketing.com had this post, “Is Your Small Town Tourism Destination Featured on Trazzler?” I’ve got to check this out… looks like a great tool for communicating with people looking for those tourism experiences that your community has.
National Banana Pudding Festival – Centerville, TN
Hickman County will host to the National Banana Pudding Festival on October 2, 2010. If you like old-fashioned banana pudding or just old-fashioned fun, mark your calendar to celebrate comfort food! Location:Hickman County Ag Pavilion979 Grinder’s SwitchCenterville, TN 37033 10:00 … Continue reading
Rural can provide great shopping experience at a good value
An article in today’s The New York Times, “But Will It Make You Happy?“, provides a lot of ideas on rural tourism and rural retail, even though that isn’t even the main point of the article. Spending less and spending … Continue reading
Retail Development Presentation
For optimum results, retail development as an economic development effort takes a collaborative effort from economic development professionals, government officials, landowners, developers, entrepreneurs, real estate professionals and the community. We tried this a couple of years ago without gaining much … Continue reading
You can’t spell "Community Development" without community
Nothing like a call from an old friend. I had one of those yesterday afternoon. Don and I worked together doing project work a while back and we did a little reminiscing about ‘the good old days.’ Having administrative assistance … Continue reading
HIRE Act, a tax break for employers that hire the unemployed
Recently enacted legislation, the HIRE Act (Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act), can provide tax incentives to employers who hire people who are unemployed. The first, referred to as the payroll tax exemption, provides employers with an exemption from the … Continue reading
2010 Hickman County Fair
Just a little advanced notice so that you can mark your calendar — According to www.tennesseefairs.com, the Hickman County Fair will be held August 25-28 at the Hickman County Agricultural Pavilion and Fairgrounds in Centerville, TN..Be sure to ride all … Continue reading
Technology-based Entrepreneurship Training
Entrepreneurship training can be a challenge. Some people start their business not knowing what they don’t know. Some need to learn more to grow their business and don’t have or don’t take the time to learn how to sustain it. … Continue reading