by Maury Forman | May 31, 2019 | Community Activities, Economic Development
During my 26-year career in economic development, I got to dabble and later indulge in my secret desire to be a writer. Not a writer of pulp fiction about economic developers lurking in dank alleyways dealing in black market recruitments mind you, but a legitimate...
by Maury Forman | Apr 1, 2019 | Economic Development
I have been pretty fortunate in choosing locations where I want to live over these many years. I have resided in some of the best places in America: Houston, New York and Seattle. I have also relocated to some more rural areas such as Eugene, Galveston and Madrid, New...
by Maury Forman | Mar 1, 2019 | Economic Development
Yes, the rumors are true. We have brought back our economic development mystic and sage, Maury Forman, to provide us with some guest blogs through the end of June. He assures us that he is still retired, but he still has so much to say, it appears. When I was young,...
by Maury Forman | Feb 4, 2019 | Economic Development
It has been over 10 years since the Washington State Department of Commerce and the Association of Washington Cities collaborated to produce the Ten Commandments of Community Leadership. This 32-page booklet, illustrated by Pulitzer Prize winner David Horsey,...
by Lynn Longan | Aug 20, 2018 | Economic Development
Friends and colleagues, it’s true. I’ve returned to my old stomping grounds. It seems that I just can’t stay away from the Washington State Department of Commerce. Wait, I’m acting like everyone knows me – my apologies. There are a lot of new faces and names out...
by Maury Forman | Aug 8, 2016 | Economic Development
Take a roll of duct tape, some Post-It Notes, a couple of toilet tubes and an empty soda can and what have you got? We’ll if you’re MacGyver, you have everything you need to do in the bad guys, rescue the requisite damsel in distress, save the world and whip up a...