A continuing series for economic and community development professionals preparing their institutions, firms, workers, and communities for artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence is changing how work gets done, how organizations create value, and how communities compete. This series examines those shifts through an economic development lens.
Full articles and companion video discussions translate emerging evidence into practical implications for the people and institutions shaping local economies.
Newest releases appear first.
An AI agenda connects the EDO's own capabilities, its work with businesses and workers, and preparation for wider economic change. Use the three areas to identify a practical next action for your organization.
Watch Dr. Dell Gines explain why the geography and timing of data-center benefits and costs belong in the public decision.
A large investment announcement does not tell a community who receives each benefit, who pays each cost, where the effects occur or when they arrive. Article 02 gives EDOs a seven-question standard for evaluating the actual proposal.
Watch Dr. Dell Gines unpack the article’s argument and what it means for economic development leaders.
AI access has spread faster than the skill and organizational change required to use it well. For economic developers, the work now is helping firms, workers, and entrepreneurs prepare for the productivity—and disruption—that effective adoption will bring.