Thursday, June 3, 2010
Choosing the "RIGHT" Geographic Location
An important factor in selecting a location is that you keep a long-term perspective. Site selection can be a big investment. Choosing the right site now can avoid the costs of relocation in the future.
Here are some factors that you should consider in making your site decision:
Access to public transportation
Availability of inventory and supplies
Availability of utilities
Availability of workforce
Availability of physical plants
Community services and amenities
Cost of physical plant
Location of competitors
Parking facilities
Proximity to markets
Suitability of location for future expansion
Taxes
Traffic flow
Transportation facilities
Transportation rates
Wage scales in the locality
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Economic Gardening makes an impact AGAIN!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Geospatial Analysis for the Economic recovery
I’m speaking at GITA’s 2010 Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference in Phoenix, AZ, on 4/27/2010, from 3:15-4:00 p.m. at the Phoenix Convention Center in Room N226B. I hope you can make it to my presentation. I’ve pasted the abstract below, and here’s a link to the main conference page: http://www.gita.org/gis. You can navigate to conference registration information from there as well.
GIS and the Economic Recovery
Economic gardening (EG) is an innovative, entrepreneurial approach to local economic development that was founded 20 years ago by Chris Gibbons, the economic development director of Littleton, Colo. EG has multiplied the jobs and sales tax base of Littleton and other communities worldwide that have employed this approach. Learn what economic gardening is, how it works, and how GIS is used and has become an integral part of the program.
Thanks, and I look forward to seeing you there!
Wayne Kocina
Monday, April 5, 2010
Presentation at GITA’s 2010 Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference in Phoenix, AZ
Hi everyone:
I’m speaking at GITA’s 2010 Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference in Phoenix, AZ, on 4/27/2010, from 3:15-4:00 p.m. at the Phoenix Convention Center in Room N226B. I hope you can make it to my presentation. I’ve pasted the abstract below, and here’s a link to the main conference page: http://www.gita.org/gis. You can navigate to conference registration information from there as well.
GIS and the Economic Recovery
Economic gardening (EG) is an innovative, entrepreneurial approach to local economic development that was founded 20 years ago by Chris Gibbons, the economic development director of Littleton, Colo. EG has multiplied the jobs and sales tax base of Littleton and other communities worldwide that have employed this approach. Learn what economic gardening is, how it works, and how GIS is used and has become an integral part of the program.
Thanks, and I look forward to seeing you there!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Colo. Legislature & Governor take action against small business
By enacting HB 10-1193, the Colorado Legislature and Governor Bill Ritter have taken a huge step backward and enacted a law that will further depress the economy of
Thursday, March 4, 2010
NY Times article on GrowFL
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
A Local Perspective: Littleton’s Economic Gardening Strategy

Read about the Littleton Economic Gardening program from the founder of Economic Gardening. This is a reprint of Chris' article in the National League of Cities, January 11, 2001 issue:
