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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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- TIGER grants replaced by BUILD grants for local/regional transportation infrastructure
- Happy Economic Development Week!
- An update on Opportunity Zones and Opportunity Funds
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- 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!
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Cheatham County, Tennessee Development and Permitting Informational Guide
Well, I know it won’t make any best seller list (because it is FREE to download on our website), but I recently finished a concise book Cheatham County, Tennessee Development and Permitting Informational Guide, which contains information about where to go and who to … Continue reading
2017 Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Economic & Community Development
Economic development professionals, business leaders, community leaders and elected officials (including some from Cheatham County) will be attending the 64th Annual Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Economic & Community Development on October 26th and 27th, 2017 at the Gatlinburg Convention Center … Continue reading
George Bailey, Economic Developer
This Christmas Eve, we will watch the holiday movie, It’s a Wonderful Life on the big screen at the renovated Belcourt Theatre. I am always reminded (and I’m sure that my wife is tired of my talking about it) that this movie … Continue reading
IEDC 2016 Annual Conference
I will be leaving Tennessee on Friday of next week to participate in the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) conference. IEDC will convene its 2016 Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio on September 24th-28th. Around 1,500 economic development professionals from around the world … Continue reading
Governor’s Conference on Economic & Community Development 2015
Economic development professionals, business leaders, community leaders and elected officials (including some from Cheatham County) will be attending the 62nd Annual Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Economic & Community Development on October 13th and 14th, 2015 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in … Continue reading
Tennessee Marketing & Attraction Course will be held on August 13-14
The Tennessee Marketing & Attraction Course will be held on August 13-14, 2015 in Jackson, Tennessee. University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services (UT CIS) will offer a Tennessee centered course on the fundamentals of developing and implementing a marketing and … Continue reading
Registration is now open for Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Economic & Community Development
Economic development professionals, business leaders, community leaders and elected officials will be attending the 62nd Annual Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Economic & Community Development on October 13th and 14th, 2015 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel just a few miles from … Continue reading
Returning to North Carolina to Talk Economic Development
I am looking forward to participating in the National Association of Counties (NACo) 2015 Annual Conference held in Charlotte, North Carolina on July 10-13. I will be part of a panel in a session on Sunday, July 12th called “County … Continue reading
Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Economic and Community Development 2015
Economic development professionals, business leaders, community leaders and elected officials will be attending the 62nd Annual Tennessee Governor’s Conference on Economic & Community Development on October 13th and 14th, 2015 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel just a few miles from … Continue reading
2015 Tennessee USDA Rural Development Conference
The annual USDA Rural Development Conference will be held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on April 29th and 30th. Check out the great lineup of speakers and I am sure that I will see you there.
Visualization of Job Growth in U.S.
TIP Strategies has created an interesting visualization called Geography of Jobs that shows job gains (and losses) in the Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States from January 1999 to July 2014. Press play and watch a graphic representation of … Continue reading
Economic Development Education 101
It’s been around awhile, but my basic economic development information website is still current. Whether an elected official, community leader or just interested, a little information on economic development can be beneficial and this is a quick way to get … Continue reading
Feeding Hippos
If you have 18 minutes to spare, this YouTube video of a TEDx talk about economic development was entertaining and thought provoking. I was inspired.