education:
... defined here within the context of enterprise and economic development,
education is an informational item that economic development prospects
and others gathering location data should generally be able to find in
community profiles or the websites of places of interest. Education is
one of a number of information categories that places seeking economic
development should stand ready to address for their prospects see
the location data file in this website, Economic Development.net (EDN).
Use the search tool below to search for sources of information about
education in place of interest to youmore,
including tips for searching.
    
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For an example of information that you can find online about education
in specific locations go to Public
Schools Directory.com. The website provides information about
schools in the area of Atlanta, GA, US (Atlanta City-Region) and
covers Cherokee County schools, Cobb County schools, Dekalb County
schools, Forsyth County schools, Fulton County schools, and Gwinnett
County schools as well as Atlanta schools. In the case of this example,
information is presented under the sponsorship of an Atlanta realtor.
TechWeb Solutions publishes the page and sponsors the Atlanta,
Georgia City-Region file in Site Location Assistance.com. Note that
Public Schools Directory.com provides a Google search tool
similar to the one at the top of this page.
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Associations that have economic developers as members are the
main providers of such education. This point goes back to the founding
of the Industrial Development Research Council at the beginning of the
1960s. IDRC was an association of corporate
real estate executives that invited in economic developers and other service
providers as associates. Throughout its existence, the association provided
opportunities for associates to present (educate) at conferences.
Other associations have since followed the lead established by IDRC. For examples,
see the information about brownfield redevelopment
in the .network glossary.
Another place where education fits into economic development is
in communities.
Education is often listed as a category of information presented
in a location
package. Also colleges and universities often play a significant
role by providing services for enterprise development,
including library services, and to communities
that want economic development.
location education infrastructure
/ programs
It's standard practice for locations
seeking to attract outside economic development opportunities to provide
statistics and other information about their education infrastructure To include
such information in a location
package is most important to families moving into a community. Also, it's
not unusual for enterprises that are relocating employees to have project
criteria that include education.
higher education
The existence of universities, junior colleges, community colleges, trade
schools, and technical
schools in a location attract site
selectors and other enterprise
developers in many cases. The list of the most important best
practices for local economic development that the The Network offers
indicates that leaders in education should participate in community marketing
and be available to meet with prospects.
Programs offered by institutions of higher education often serve locations
with community development
programs. They also serve businesses and other enterprises with programs. For
example, a system of Small
Business Development Centers (SBDC) is successfully operated throughout
the US, many housed on university campuses. Entrepreneurial or business
incubators are commonly found to be operating in conjunction with institutions
of higher education, especially those that have research programs.
Local colleges, trade schools and technical schools are usually
oriented towards the job market and workforce
development needs in an location. Workforce development is a
standard category of location data available for prospects about
places that want economic developmentsee location
selection data standards.
libraries
Those educational institutions listed under higher education often
have libraries for business and entrepreneurial development use.With the advent
of the Internet, information from libraries is in fact more accessible than
ever. This is true of libraries that belong to educational institutions as
well as many public libraries.
You will find libraries listed under the types
of information resources the The Network lists. They are listed
because they have become, in many cases, the best resources for gathering economic
development data. Many online libraries offer the same information for
free that data
brokers offer for sale. Find a library contact with orientation towards
her community and you may be able to get the cooperation you need to bring
statistical references into practical use with your enterprise
development project; however, the normal course for finding such a contact
locally is to go through the chamber
of commerce or an economic
development agency.
To emphasize libraries as online resources, we used search engines listed in Websearch and
asked for the following: If nothing else, we hope the items listed below will
guide you on keywords to
use when advanced-searching the
Web.
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HERE if you have questions or comments.
 Yahoo: business
+ libraries + resources + free
Google: small
+ business + libraries + free
MSN: libraries
+ community + profiles
Ixquick: business
+ schools + libraries + free + assistance
AOL: enterprise
+ development + libraries + free
Ask
Jeeves: entrepreneur + development + libraries + free
* see the
footnote that acknowledges A Summary of Economic Development
Terms compiled and presented online by Greg Last in the
first issue of The Resource Report for 2004.
location work: (definition)
Definitions of terms from two .network glossary pages beginning
with location (L
File) and at the top of the Local
Economic Development File.
economic development representative:
... an economic
developer engaged as a location representative (location
development representative); a local development representative
working for an agency or
designated organization, such as an EDO.
A LEDO (Local Economic Development Organization with one or more economic
developers or community
developers on staff) may be identified as a location's economic development
representative.
definition of
development representative for a location
definition of a regional economic development representative
local economic development:
... is a process that takes place within a single community or
a group of contiguous communities represented by an agency or designated
individual(s) who pursue economic development opportunities and
provide services to prospects ...
(More in
the EDN file: About
Area Development).
meaning of local
economic development from The Network glossary
meaning of local economic development as it relates to site selection
location:
... a place targeted
for site
selection, facilities
location, enterprise expansion,
or the startup of a venture,
i.e., a place for enterprise
development. A location may be a single community,
a region or
even a country.
See location data, location
work, and relocation to
expand on this definition. Also, see SLA/Location
Work. A location may be a real estate site or development, such as an industrial
park, cluster
area or planned
community, a parcel of
land or property for sale or lease. The Network uses loc as
an abbreviation for location. Location is also one of four informational
areas that are of the most interest to the average prospect ...
meaning of the
word location in terms as it relates to site selection
meaning of the word location in economic development terms
location analysis:
... a location study; the evaluation stage of a location project.
meaning of location
analysis as it relates to site selection
meaning of location analyses as they relate to site selection projects
location consideration:
... that which is requested from or offered by a location; something wanted or needed that may or may
not be found through comparative
analysis or comparison analysis. The key is networking and
knowing who
to contact in order to get action on a location consideration that is
wanted or that may be available for the asking.
what does it mean to
give consideration to a location
as it relates to site selection
location consultant:
... a management consultant specializing in finding, evaluating, and recommending
locations; a real estate consultant who includes the gathering or location
data for clients with his services; a location representative, such
as an area
developer.
what is a location
consultant is the same as a site location consultant
are site selection consultants the same as real estate consultants
location contact:
... a local development representative (location development
representative) or area
developer; a person or organization in position to supply location
data.
what is a location
contact to a site selector
why does a site selector need to get in touch with a location contact
location data:
... information about a
place. For example, a community
profile contains location data. A community profile may be presented
in a location package that is said to
contain economic
development data. This is especially true when the location
data source is a representative of a place seeking economic
development. In any case the meaning of location data is provided
here within the context of location work.
Economic Development.net provides a guide to the various of types
of location data suppliers and advocates gathering information from location
development representatives when planning startups, expansions or relocationsmore about
this advocacy.
what is location
data to site selection
why does a site selector need location data
location data standards:
... categories of information or data
elements believed to be recognizable and of interest to prospects in
general. Using the expression is another way of identifying site
selection standards which are guidelines locations seeking
economic development might use to create community
profiles or promotional websites.
meaning
of the expression location data standards
meaning of the term location data standards
location data suppliers:
... contacts for
informational resources on a
place; resource
providers having access to information about locations and
available to help data
gatherers, such as site
selectors; location
data sources ranging from those who are data
brokers to those who are location development
representatives. A library may
be a location data suppliermore
about using them. Economic
developers who represent locations can be excellent data suppliers
when they are positioned to address specific selection
criteria for prospects. Site
location consultants gather, analyze, and supply location data to clients.
Economic Development.net has a
guide to the various types of location data suppliers and how to best
use them.
why does a
site selector need location data suppliers
who are location data suppliers
location development representative:
... one who rightfully speaks for and acts on behalf of a location;
a spokesperson, agent or advocate for a
place seeking economic development; a local
development representativesee
the glossary definition of developer which
has links to terms such as community
development and real
estate. Location development representatives may either volunteer
or be be paid for the work they do.
do site selectors
need to know location development representatives
do site selectors need to know local development representatives
location famtour:
... location + familiarization + tour ...
do economic developers
put on famtours
do communities put on famtours for site selectors
location identity:
... the name of a place as
generally described in a location geography profile (see geography
of location); a place named and described without a specific address.
As its modus operandi for building and maintaining its online
information service so that it is useful, The
Network seeks location
identities from all who inquire, especially by email.
Location ID also has meaning for electronic mapping, for example, by developing
computerized, graphic formats using sophisticated GIS (Geographic
Information Systems) technology or the GPS (Global
Positioning System)CLICK
HERE for an online electronic mapping glossary.
what is a location
identity as it relates to site selection
it is helpful to identify a location that is a place of interest with a
location identity string:
... In Web terms a domain name (see URL)
is an address string layout of letters and symbols that serve as a means
of getting to a location online, i.e., getting to a website or file. The
Network uses this definition as a reference to create the expression location
identity string which has the meaning of laying out information in an
order that enables one to find a place in
a atlas or on a mapsee string. The
Network uses the expression in conjunction with instructions
for sending an email.
meaning
of the expression location identity string
identify a location by a string of items that can help pinpoint where it is
location links:
... linked location names, such
as the list of
states of the US with each shown as a link under the Area
Development section of Economic Development.net (EDN)see
the definition of location above. Location links guide site
selectors and other enterprise
developers involved in location
work as they seek information
resources for places that
they want to know about and as they look for contacts to
assist them as prospects.
meaning of location
links
meaning of location link
location, location, location:
... emphasis on the real estate premise that marketability or value of property
is based on where it is relative to what surrounds it; i.e., location drives
value. Location, location, location is used in the tools file of
Site Location Assistance.com to emphasized its position among three other
essential selection
criteria ...
meaning of
location location location
site selection is location work location work location work
location package:
... information about a community or area that is assembled and used as
a marketing tool (may be called a fulfillment
package when made up of promotional materials only and used to respond
to a general inquiry); location data assembled and submitted in response
to an announcement that a specific enterprise development project is being
planned or that a site
selection project is underway (see the Site
Selection Directory); the response to location/site
selection criteria; brochures, profiles, reports, incentive offers, proposals,
and real estate information put together to help an economic
development prospect make decisions.
what is a
location package
what does a location package mean
to a site selector
location profile:
... a summary, outline, or other description of facts, statistics, or promotional
information about a place; an economic
development profile. It may presented as a single publication, a location
package, or at a website.
what is the usefulness
of a location profile to a site selector
what is the value of a location profile to a site selector
location selection data standard:
... a category of location
data available at the website of a place seeking economic
development prospects that matches with guidelines
for elements of enterprise development. Use of the word standard
stems from the work of the Development
Alliance which came up with Site
Selection Data Standards. All such standards, however, are more or
less guidelines.
what are
site selection standards
what are site selection data standards
location/site selection:
... location worksee
the meaning of location/site
selection network.
definition of location/site
selection defined meaning of location selection
definition of location selection defined what is location selection project
mean
location/site selection criteria:
... the detailed description of requirements for choosing a location. See
the answer to the question, What
is location selection criteria?
definition of location/site
selection criteria defined
definition of location selection criteria defined
location/site selection networkCLICK
HERE for a definition with resources.
definition of
location/site selection network defined site selection for location
definition of site location network defined location work for site selection
location work:
... the process of heedfully eliminating from consideration, while zeroing
in on acceptable choices, those potential real estate selections and/or places
of interest as it is learned that they do not meet wants and needs
set forth by project
criteria for development of an enterprise. An
Introduction to the Enterprise Development Process points out that
evaluating and selecting a location are activities integral to projects for starting
up, expanding,
or relocating.
meaning of location
work as it relates to site selection
what is site location work
site location:
... the place selected
as a result of location
work and in which economic
development should occur at the start up of the specific project;
site location work within the context of enterprise
and economic development and, as such, referred as site
selection or facilities
location. The website Site
Location Assistance.com is a free and open information resource with
tools and guidance for site
selectors.
meaning of site location
work
what is the term for the work of site selection
site selection assistance:
... the activity of contributing to the fulfillment (project
fulfillment) of an enterprise developer's wants and needs during
the time that location
work is being in a place
of interest. It's site
location assistance. Such assistance is generally provided by an area
development or location development representative without
cost or obligation to the site
selector. Site selection assistance provided for a fee is sometimes
referred to as site
location consulting or real
estate consulting. Site location assistance begins with the
gathering of information from location data suppliers and
the building of relationships within an enterprise/economic
development network. The .network hubsite Site
Location Assistance.com is so named because it is a free-access
online information service for site
selection.
does site
location assistance mean help looking for a location
does site location assistance mean site selection help is offered
sustainable community:
... a place where people live and work together under conditions that are
long-term and that make it possible to have an agreeable civic life, healthy
environment, and vibrant economy without dependency upon outside human controls
or supportin
this context the phrase may conflict with the expression global economy. The
Resource Report #2-2005 has a definition of sustainable
development and global
economy.
definition of a sustainable community defined
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