Some free wisdom and marketing advice from the pros… A week or so ago we attended the OKC Regional Partnership meeting, which we are proud to be a member of.  Nationally known site consultants and marketing experts Audrey Taylor and Allison Larsen of Chabin Concepts were there. They were gracious in sharing their vast knowledge [...]

Moore, Oklahoma….. You know we are part of the OKC Regional Partnership because we have mentioned it several times and most likely, even if you didn’t know what it was called, some of your neighbors commute on a regular basis to that BIG CITY to the west of us to earn their paycheck.  Like it [...]

Details about retail…. Over the past few weeks there has been a lot, scratch that, more than a lot of activity on the retail front.  Our little slice of paradise has seen two visits by out of state retail brokers, who wanted to know as much about everything related to Shawnee that we could share [...]

The more you learn, the more you’ll earn… One of our not so secret ideas to save, or at least bolster, the Social Security System is to put more people to work and less on an entitlement program.  We know that there are those who will vehemently disagree with that idea, as long as it [...]

You should be afraid, very, very afraid… If I told you the sky was falling, you would probably think, “Well he’s finally lost it.”  If I told you that we were headed for an economic collapse of biblical proportions, I’m sure you would be highly skeptical and dismay those comments as merely the early morning [...]

They went data way… Over the past few weeks we have had some site visits made by individuals that we made connection with over two years ago and also some new folks who are just now learning about our community.  We love making new friends, and keeping the old ones, especially if it allows us [...]

Building social capital = increased capital investment… When we started thinking about those two subjects in correlation with Shawnee, we couldn’t hold ourselves back from cranking out a few thoughts.  Like it our not, we all are in the relationship building business. Some people are better at it than others and some people simply don’t [...]

What’s on the horizon…? In our world of economic development our best is never enough and while the last project we worked on was important, the next one is just as important, as will be the one after that.  Just like our website, if we ever think it is done, so are we. So what’s [...]

Sometimes its not what you know, but more so WHO you know… An area that has been getting lots of questions from the “new gal” is about how we can help those who are seeking employment, and at the same time those who are trying to find more skilled employees.  Rather than just rattle that [...]

A new trend…? Over the past few months we have seen activity increase from those who have an interest in opening a business here in Shawnee.  Most of those contacts are from individuals who could be classified as small business start-ups, or entrepreneurs that wish to sell their services to the local market.  Either way, [...]