tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097125.post1908935852597161021..comments2023-10-17T07:36:16.777-04:00Comments on NA Confidential: Where'd you get those birds? Somehow New Albany's water park fails to retain yet another business. The New Albanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10757531658514051905noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097125.post-2740177278445706792016-08-13T13:04:31.563-04:002016-08-13T13:04:31.563-04:00Here's a thought for the Director of Economic ...Here's a thought for the Director of Economic Development and Redevelopment:<br /><br />Go to <b>every</b> business in the city, and after introducing yourself, ask the business owners what would make their efforts more attainable. Then, go back to your office and make a list. Rank them in order of frequency and then think about how you could fulfill their requests.<br /><br />This is called "a plan".<br /><br />Then, set about fulfilling their requests. This would be called "progress".<br /><br />Pillsbury wanted better data management and wanted high-speed data transfer rates - not the bullshit claim heralded by City Hall regarding Time Warner Cable's "higher download speeds". Pillsbury spent millions to build a new factory in Tennessee - they could have built the same new plant here.<br /><br />If the city would talk with <b>every</b> business owner, instead of just showing up for ribbon-cuttings and hoping to spin that activity as "helping", New Albany could avoid being blindsided by businesses packing up and leaving.<br /><br />I bet Mr. Duggins had never set foot inside VT Industries, let alone asked them "how's your business?" and "what may I do to help your business grow?".w&lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15509182078338347951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9097125.post-34333703512913928452016-08-13T11:16:49.942-04:002016-08-13T11:16:49.942-04:00Perhaps our Economic Developer ought to spend less...Perhaps our Economic Developer ought to spend less time in the bunker and Quills. Perhaps we ought to send him a map to the industrial park.Iamhoosierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15010741592130752752noreply@blogger.com