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Econ Dev Show Podcast - Economic Development

Dane Carlson

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Dane Carlson explores the strategies, ideas, and insights that are driving economic development forward into the future. You'll hear new insights from passionate ED's about their successes and struggles, and you'll learn from attraction and retention experts about how to apply actionable strategies inside your EDO. We'll help take your organization, your community, and your career to the next level.

Recent Episodes

OCT 19, 2026
239: Your EDO Website Looks Great. So Why Isn't It Working? with Max Karren
Max Karren, founder of Choose Our City, joins Dane Carlson to explain why economic development websites need to do more than look good, how AI is changing the way site selectors discover communities, and what EDOs can do to turn website traffic into real opportunities.
22 MIN
OCT 5, 2026
238: How Ponca City Turned Housing Into Economic Development with Lori Henderson
Lori Henderson explains how Ponca City, Oklahoma, is tackling rural economic development through housing incentives, business expansion, retail redevelopment, entrepreneurship, and workforce pipeline programs.
25 MIN
SEP 28, 2026
237: What a Military Interrogator Can Teach Economic Developers with Dan Kiger
Former military interrogator Dan Kiger explains how economic developers can ask better questions, earn trust, and find out whether a promising conversation is actually going anywhere.
24 MIN
SEP 21, 2026
236: Stop Treating Entrepreneurship Like a Side Project with Peter McGee
Peter McGee joins Dane Carlson to explain why entrepreneurship belongs at the center of economic development strategy and how communities can build programs that give aspiring business owners real support while producing measurable results.
27 MIN
SEP 7, 2026
235: Site Selection Doesn't Start With the Site with Thane Hutcheson
Thane Hutcheson explains how companies actually choose locations, what economic developers often misunderstand about site selection, and why better data and AI should create more time for the human work that wins projects.
28 MIN