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| | Chabin to Update Bowling Green Marketing (July 2010) Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce has selected Chabin Concepts to update its regional marketing plan for South Central Kentucky. [more] | |
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| | Chabin Helps Northern California Land Millions for Green Jobs (June 2010) Victoria Bradshaw, California Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, announced at a press conference June 29 that the Northern Rural Training & Employment Consortium (NoRTEC) received a $3.5 million grant for training in the green economy. [more] | |
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| | Allison on the Run (June 2010) Chabin principal Allison Larsen made her second appearance in the Pacific Crest Half-Marathon in Bend, Oregon, beating last year’s time by 46 minutes. Congratulations, Allison! | |
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| | Geography of Solar Energy (June 2010) Don Schjeldahl explains how the supply chain will drive solar industry locations in this article from Solar Industry magazine. [PDF 248k] | |
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| | Chico Launches Website (April 2010) The City of Chico has launched its new economic development site. [more] | |
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| | Douglas County to Update Target Industries (April 2010) The Partnership for Economic Development in Douglas County, Oregon, has hired Chabin Concepts to refine their industry targets and update their strategic plan. [more] | |
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| | MANEX Presentations Available (April 2010) MANEX presentations on the future of manufacturing and lean and green manufacturing are available to download. [more] | |
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| | Grenada Launches Website (November 2009) Congratulations to Grenada County EDD in Mississippi for launching their website, grenadameansbusiness.com. The site was created and designed by EDsuite in consultation with Chabin Concepts. | |
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| | In the News: Colusa County (October 2009) A planning session led by Chabin principals, Vicki Doll and Allison Larsen, Oct. 8 in Williams, California, generated local participation and honest feedback about Colusa County’s strengths and weaknesses. [Colusa County Sun-Herald] | |
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| | Mid-Michigan Attracts Attention of Solar Company (October 2009) Chabin client, Mid-Michigan, may soon welcome Georgia-based Suniva Inc. to its proposed 235-acre renewable energy park. [Saginaw News] | |
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| | Chabin's Oldest Client Becomes its Newest (August 2009) When Audrey Taylor founded Chabin Concepts in 1989, the City of Oroville was her first client. Twenty years later, Chabin is once again working on behalf of this Northern California city. [more] | |
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| | Chabin Wins 2 of 5 EZs (August 2009) Sacramento and Tulare County were two of the five conditionally designated California Enterprise Zones announced by the California Dept. of Housing and Community Development on August 19. [more] | |
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| | Bowling Green Named #1 Chamber (August 2009) Congratulations to Chabin client, Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce, named #1 in the nation by the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) in July. Bowling Green was honored for its regional business services as well as economic development activities for South Central Kentucky. [see Chamber news release] | |
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| | Frisco Updates Economic Development Strategy (July 2009) Chabin Concepts and Austin Consulting will prepare a comprehensive economic development strategic plan for Frisco, Texas. [more] | |
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| | Quad City Commissions Chabin Concepts and Austin Consulting for Logistics Industry Study Project (May 2009) Chabin Concepts has been selected by the Quad City Development Group (QCDG) of Iowa and Illinois to prepare a Logistics Industry Study. [more] | |
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| | Economic Roadmap Defies Unstable Economy (May 2009) The City of Galt has begun implementing a 4-point Economic Development Roadmap prepared by Chabin Concepts and is making remarkable economic progress despite rough economic time. [more] | |
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| | Placer County Teams With Chabin To Implement Strategic Economic Development Roadmap (March 2009) Placer County has selected Chabin Concepts and Applied Economics to execute its proven 5-step process for conducting economic development strategy. [more] | |
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| | Rio South Texas Launches A Regional Approach to Economic Development (March 2009) The Rio South Texas Economic Council recently launched a regional approach to economic development by hiring Chabin Concepts, Austin Consulting, and Applied Economics as its economic marketing team. [more] | |
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| | Taylor Invited to Serve as a Member of the California Green Collar Jobs Council (February 2009) Audrey Taylor, president and CEO of Chabin Concepts, has been appointed to serve as a member of the California Green Collar Jobs Council (GCJC). Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the Green Collar Jobs Act into law on Sept. 26, 2008. [more] | |
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| | Grenada Project' Targets Economic Development Needs (February 2009) A plan has been put into place to improve Grenada's economic development. [more] | |
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| | Chabin to Oversee Northern California Renewable Energy Initiative (February 2009) Chabin Concepts has been retained by the Northern California Regional Competitiveness Network WIRED program to facilitate the next steps in promoting renewable energy investment in Northern California. [more] | |
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| | Venture Communities Connects Entrepreneurs to Investors (January 2009) Chabin recently completed implementation guidelines for Venture Communities, an entrepreneur development program for communities and regions. [more] | |
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| | Yuma County Hires Chabin for Targeted Marketing Strategy (January 2009 ) Chabin Concepts will help Greater Yuma EDC position itself more competitively to the solar, logistics and aerospace industries. [more] | |
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| | Porterville Launches Website (January 2009 ) A new online information source, www.chooseporterville.com, is now available for businesses looking to locate or expand in Porterville, California. [more] | |
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| | Taylor Shares Opinions with Transition Team (Jan 2009) Chabin president Audrey Taylor participated in a conference call with members of the Obama transition team, offering ideas to improve the economy. Chief among Taylor’s suggestions were an update of industrial revenue bonds and support of clean technology development.
[read Chico ER article] | |
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| | Larsen Completes EDI Program (December 2008) Allison Larsen, Chabin principal, became a graduate of the University of Oklahoma's Economic Development Institute (OU/EDI) on December 11, 2008 at the OU/EDI session held in Indianapolis, Indiana. Read more about Larsen's OU/EDI program. | |
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| | Grenada County, Mississippi competing in world of economic development (October 2008) Chabin Concepts, Austin Consulting and Applied Economics have partnered to design a roadmap and tools to help Grenada County be successful in its quest for new businesses and its support of local businesses.
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| | Logan County Hires Chabin (September 2008) Logan County, Ohio, has hired Chabin Concepts, Austin Consulting and Applied Economics to create an economic development roadmap that reduces the county’s local dependence on the auto industry. Read more about the Logan County Economic Diversification Plan. | |
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| | Presenting Website User's Study at OEDA Conference (September 2008) Chabin principal, Allison Larsen and Michelle Comerford of Austin Consulting will present the results of the 2008 Website User Study at the annual Oregon Economic Development Association Conference held in Silverton, Ore., Oct. 5-7.
The presentation will include the exploration of issues such as technology adaptation, attitudes toward special functions such as GIS mapping and videos and how the audience uses the date they find on website.
Read more about the Economic Development Website User Study. | |
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| | Audrey Taylor Keynotes Governor's Conference (April 2008) Chabin president Audrey Taylor delivered the keynote address at the South Dakota Governors Economic Development Conference, April 8. New and Innovative Ideas for Economic Development was the theme for the two-day event in Pierre, South Dakota.
Taylor addressed new and traditional challenges in responding to a site location request. With real world examples, she described how to respond competitively with little time or money.
Marketing Challenges: How You Can Overcome Them was the topic of her second presentation. She talked about global shifts affecting economic development marketing and presented a variety of methods to fine-tune the marketing tactics. [Download Marketing Challenges presentation (PDF, 768 KB)] | |
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| | Galt Website Complete (January 2008) Chabin Concepts and EDsuite have completed an economic development website for the City of Galt, California. The website was built on EDsuite's low-cost template for cities, and the community profile features Chabin's Custom Tables. Visit the website at galtbusiness.com. | |
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| | SSLC Market Analysis Complete (January 2008) The Chabin Team has completed a market analysis for South Sound Logistics Center (SSLC), in Washington. The main objective of the market analysis was to identify potential industries for SSLC and to calculate the corresponding financial impact of establishing a logistics center in the South Sound region of Washington State. [more] | |
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| | IEDC Marketing Presentation (November 2007) Chabin president, Audrey Taylor, joined Kate McEnroe (Kate McEnroe Consulting), Anatalio Ubalde (GIS Planning) and John Reid (State of Oklahoma), Nov. 14-15, as faculty for the IEDC Marketing Course hosted by the Greater Oklahoma Partnership. Thanks Oklahoma great session with all attendees. [Download Marketing Plan: Measuring Success (PDF, 920kb), and Internal Marketing (PDF, 496kb)] | |
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| | CAEZ Marketing Presentation (October 2007) Audrey Taylor's presentation to the California Association of Enterprise Zones, "Marketing in a Crowded Market," is now available. Learn about old and new realities of business attraction, target portfolios, and see examples of successful marketing tools. [Download CAEZ Marketing Presentation (PDF, 1.7MB)] | |
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| | Victor Valley Receives Area Development Nod (August 2007) Area Developments June/July cover story, "Retooled Websites" lauds Victor Valley's regional approach to business attraction. | |
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| | Bowling Green Hires Chabin for Marketing Strategy. (August 2007) Chabin Concepts is preparing a marketing roadmap for South Central Kentucky under a contract with the Bowling Green Area Chamber of Commerce. Chabin principal, Allison Larsen, said the project will focus on promoting the Kentucky Transpark. Ultimately, Chabin will develop a full implementation guide, including recommended tools and collateral, key messages, tactics, schedule, and launch plan. Larsen said this supplements the impressive efforts already undertaken by the Bowling Green Area Chamber. | |
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| | Marketing Roadmap for Northern Colorado. (August 2007) Audrey Taylor and Allison Larsen spent several days in Northern Colorado gathering information to develop a marketing roadmap for the Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation. The strategy will chart a step-by-step approach for marketing the region, from messaging through scheduling. | |
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| | Victor Valley wins Grand Prize. (May 2007 ) Victor Valley, California, was the Grand Prize winner in the California Association for Economic Development (CALED) awards announced May 2, 2007. Victor Valley won in the Economic Development Promotions Category for the marketing campaign and tools created by Chabin Concepts. [more] | |
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| | Expansion Management Hosts Food Industry Conference. (April 2007) Great networking opportunities with real prospects at Expansion Management's new roundtable series, "Expansion Solutions: Building the Food Plants of the Future," in Dallas, May 14-17. [more] | |
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| | Economic Development Salaries. (March 2007 ) Chabin Concepts conducted a survey of California economic development professionals to determine the average salary and compensation. In addition, we asked the respondents to gauge their communities' current and future economic status. [download report (PDF, 529k)] | |
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| | Enterprise Zone Applications Win. (Nov. 2006 ) Congratulations to Shasta Metro, San Jose, and Eureka--all three California Enterprise Zone applications ranked in the top 10! [more] | |
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| | Enterprise Zones. (Sept. 2006 ) Chabin assisted three communities with California Enterprise Zone applications this summerthats 12 inches on a bookshelf! [more] | |
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| | EDsuite Award. (July 2006) Our EDsuite User Guide for Chabin Clients won an Apex Award for Publication Excellence in the Hardware & Software Manuals category. "This is an example of the way Chabin adds value to the tools we offer," said Chabin president, Audrey Taylor. "We don't just sell EDsuite--we show our clients how to use it and assist them with content development." | |
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| | TeamCalifornia. (April 2006) Chabin and EDsuite proposed a new website for TeamCalifornia. See our presentation at www.teamcapresents.com. | |
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| | Chabin Relocates. (April 2006) We have just completed our most challenging relocation project ever--our own! Our new address is 2515 Ceanothus Ave., Suite 100, Chico, CA 95973. Our phone number and our Washington address remain the same. | |
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