Podcasts
Redevelopment Institute Podcast explores NCEG – Leslie Parrish
In the Redevelopment Trailblazers podcast, National Center for Economic Gardening founder Chris…
Strong Towns features Economic Gardening & Chris Gibbons
In its feature “ This Is How You Grow a Local Economy ,” Strong Towns / Charles Marohn explore how…
Pathways to Rural Prosperity Podcast with Don Macke & Chris Gibbons
Chris joins Don Macke of E2 to explore how sophisticated market research can strengthen an…
The Economic Gardener: Chris Gibbons with Dell Gines
In this featured conversation, Dell Gines of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City interviews…
Chris Gibbons featured on the ‘Are We Here Yet?’
In this episode of the Scott M. Graves Associates, SMG’s Are We Here Yet podcast, hosts Scott…
Resources
The Economic Gardening Book; History of EG – Available for download!
“Economic Gardening” is a book that covers the history and background of the original “grow your…
Stop Buying Jobs. What Research Shows for Entrepreneur-led Efforts.
State and local governments spend tens of billions each year wooing companies to move with tax…
Articles About EG
Economic Gardening Featured in Inc. Magazine
For economic developers, Inc. magazine’s “What Is Economic Gardening?” is a timely reminder that chasing relocations with incentives can easily become a race to the bottom, while…
The Rise of the Entrepreneurial Era: How Economic Development is Changing
What does it take to change how an entire profession thinks about economic growth? Work with existing companies and with an entrepreneurship-led strategy In 1987, Littleton, Colorado responded to a…
Redevelopment Institute features Economic Gardening
The Redevelopment Institute works to rebuilding America through promotion of best practices, education, and technical assistance. Soon after Leslie Parrish of the Redevelopment Institute interviewed…
The Economic Gardener: Chris Gibbons with Dell Gines
In this featured conversation, Dell Gines of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City interviews Chris Gibbons, founder of Economic Gardening®, on how communities can grow jobs by growing their own…
Influencers of Economic Gardening
We are often asked about who influenced Economic Gardening: The early beginnings of Economic Gardening included principles developed by Paul Romer, eventual winner of the Nobel Prize for economics…
News
International Economic Gardening & Entrepreneurial-led
The Oman Business Forum, in partnership with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP), hosted a session on Economic Gardening on April 30, 2024. The event was part of the…
Economic Gardening featured in Bangkok Post (Thailand) article
Economic Gardening was recently featured in an article from the Bangkok Post titled ‘Planting the seeds of development’. Read the article here.
Sacramento’s Economic Gardening Pilot program cited on SmartCitiesDIVE
Sacramento’s Economic Gardening 2.0 initiative shows how a major city can use Economic Gardening alongside traditional attraction efforts to grow its economy from within. Through recurring cohorts,…
Economic Gardening 2.0 pilot program – Press Release from City of Sacramento
MEDIA RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT:Jennifer Singer, 916-995-4385, jsinger@cityofsacramento.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE City of Sacramento selects seven companies to receive funds and expert support to grow…
Cabarrus EDC launches Economic Gardening pilot program
The Cabarrus EDC located in North Carolina is awarding five local, second-stage companies with grants to participate in Grow Cabarrus — a pilot program launching in partnership with the National…
Awards, Recognition, Achievements
International Economic Development Council
National League of Cities
U.S. Economic Development Administration
SBA Report to the President
( Chapter 6: Economic Gardening)
fDi Intelligence / Financial Times of London
University of Minnesota
Harvard Innovation in Government Awards (finalist)
Invited seven times to present at Harvard University
Presented at North/Central/South America’s Competitiveness Conference
Presented at European Innovation Council Conference
Hosted six delegations from Japan
Invited to speak in 7 foreign countries
Radio interview with National Public Radio (NPR)
Radio interview with ABC Australia
Over 3,000 media stories including articles in Governing magazine,
BusinessWeek, Nation’s Weekly, Business Expansion Journal,
Stanford Social Innovations Review, ICMA and Forbes Japan
Inquiries from over 800 communities
Over 8,000+ social media followers
Over 100,000 hits in Google