Mark Hays, IOM
Clarksville, Tennessee, United States
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Experienced Sales Director with a demonstrated history of working in Economic…
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Uncertainty: A recurring feeling during the Site Selection Summit
Uncertainty: A recurring feeling during the Site Selection Summit
Uncertainty. If I counted the total number of times I’ve heard this word at a conference prior to last week’s SEDC Site…
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Spending America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds on Economic Development
Spending America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds on Economic Development
It has been more than a year since American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds were allocated to local governments, yet many…
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Covid-19 Accelerated the Disruption of Chamber of Commerce
Covid-19 Accelerated the Disruption of Chamber of Commerce
The disruption of the Chamber of Commerce industry has been a slow and steady destruction. COVID-19 has simply…
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What To Do With Unused 2020 Travel and Tradeshow Economic Development Budgets
What To Do With Unused 2020 Travel and Tradeshow Economic Development Budgets
In the Spring of 2020 economic developers hoped that by late 2020 COVID-19 would be a thing of that past and we would…
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What Utility Economic Development is Doing for Small Business COVID-19 Recovery
What Utility Economic Development is Doing for Small Business COVID-19 Recovery
Utility economic development teams are engaging with COVID-19 response programs that help their small business…
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Economic Development Associations Provide Strategies to Combat Economic Effects of Coronavirus
Economic Development Associations Provide Strategies to Combat Economic Effects of Coronavirus
Economic development associations nationwide partnered to provide webinars to their members with information about the…
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Elected Officials Love When Their Economic Developers Do This
Elected Officials Love When Their Economic Developers Do This
Elected officials love it when their constituency is happy with their performance and which results in their reelection…
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How External Economic Development Can Hurt Local Politicians
How External Economic Development Can Hurt Local Politicians
You can decide for yourself the extent to which elected officials prioritize self-preservation. But for those that want…
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How Business Retention and Expansion is Better
How Business Retention and Expansion is Better
Although Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) has unfortunately remained in the shadow of the more glamorous economic…
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Economic Developers Kill Local Business Economy Out of Love for Amazon
Economic Developers Kill Local Business Economy Out of Love for Amazon
In the war between big and small business, many economic developers have decided they are going with the big guys…
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Foreign Investors Annual Summit 2025 // 🏎 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝! 🏎 Get ready to meet…
Foreign Investors Annual Summit 2025 // 🏎 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝! 🏎 Get ready to meet…
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Plot twist: I'm launching a jobs platform on Labor Day... while unemployed. Here's the story behind my "new advisor role" at B2GJobs.com: Recently…
Plot twist: I'm launching a jobs platform on Labor Day... while unemployed. Here's the story behind my "new advisor role" at B2GJobs.com: Recently…
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If you didn't get a chance to join us in OKC for the annual SEDC conference, I've summarized what I took away from it in the blog below. If you were…
If you didn't get a chance to join us in OKC for the annual SEDC conference, I've summarized what I took away from it in the blog below. If you were…
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Two months ago, I decided to step away from the 9-5 grind to focus on the 24/7 job of taking care of my four kids, two are 6-week-old twins! If you…
Two months ago, I decided to step away from the 9-5 grind to focus on the 24/7 job of taking care of my four kids, two are 6-week-old twins! If you…
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Celebrating transformative FDI projects in Europe Recognising impact in jobs, innovation and sustainability FDI has the power to transform…
Celebrating transformative FDI projects in Europe Recognising impact in jobs, innovation and sustainability FDI has the power to transform…
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What a 10 days! I have wanted to visit Costa Rica for many years, and it did not disappoint. Thank you to Promotora del Comercio Exterior de Costa…
What a 10 days! I have wanted to visit Costa Rica for many years, and it did not disappoint. Thank you to Promotora del Comercio Exterior de Costa…
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Yesterday I mentioned that our fDi Markets team added a "tariffs" tag, today I received a chart showing how many signals we are tracking with this…
Yesterday I mentioned that our fDi Markets team added a "tariffs" tag, today I received a chart showing how many signals we are tracking with this…
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Proud to be a part of Team Mississippi at #SEDC25 William Cork Mark Weilenman Tim Weston Jennifer Kassinger Only missing Justin Archer Burch…
Proud to be a part of Team Mississippi at #SEDC25 William Cork Mark Weilenman Tim Weston Jennifer Kassinger Only missing Justin Archer Burch…
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I am beyond honored to be announced as the next Director of TN for Southern Economic Development Council. I am looking forward to working with my…
I am beyond honored to be announced as the next Director of TN for Southern Economic Development Council. I am looking forward to working with my…
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fDi Markets subscribers can now easily search for companies who have indicated that tariffs are driving their location decisions!
fDi Markets subscribers can now easily search for companies who have indicated that tariffs are driving their location decisions!
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