- Is it/Was is a Good Deal is an article that was published in the International Economic Development Council’s Economic Development Journal Spring 2020 issue. The article focuses on the evaluation of the performance of economic development incented projects before, during and after the deal. Click here for a copy of the article.
- The Effects of Tax Increment Financing on Assessed Land Values is my dissertation published in 2017. The study looked at the increase of land values inside tax increment financing districts in Jackson County, MO and compared those land parcels with parcels in the rest of the County over a sixteen year term. Click here for a copy of the dissertation.
- Is It/Was It a Good Deal was presented to the Texas Economic Development Council’s Spring Conference in February 2020. Click here for a copy of the PowerPoint presentation.
- In September 2019, I was asked to present to the Greater Green Bay Chamber of Commerce to discuss airport area development with the example of what has been accomplished at the Kansas City International Airport. Click here for a copy of the PowerPoint presentation.
- Incentives and the Growing Questioning on the Secrecy Around It, was a panel presentation co presented with me and Jason Giulietti, Raelin Storey, & Gray Swoope at the 2019 International Economic Development Council Leadership Conference. Click here for a copy of the PowerPoint presentation.
- Is It/Was It a Good Deal was a panel presentation co presented with me and Adriana Cruz, & David Parker at the 2018 Southern Economic Development Council Annual Conference. Click here for a copy of the PowerPoint presentation.
- Economic Development Leadership Essentials to Recover in a Time of Crisis was a panel presentation co presented with me and Jason Ford, Lynn Knight, & Andrew Levine at the 2018 International Economic Development Council Leadership Conference. I am proud to have participated in IEDC’s economic recovery assistance program helping communities recover from natural disasters. In recent years, I have participated in three assistance projects. My part of this presentation focused on community preparation and assistance programs. Click here for a copy of my presentation.
I enjoy reading. The following are books I have read in the last few years, that I recommend you check out if you have a chance. Check back often, I keep adding to this list!
This group of books are big thinkers…The listing below is not in rank order, just from most recent that I have read.
- The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward – Daniel Pink
- Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything – Even Things That Seem Impossible Today – Jane McGonigal
- You Happier: The 7 Neuroscience Secrets of Feeling Good Based on Your Brain Type – Daniel Amen
- Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From the Culture of Contempt – Arthur Brooks
- Effortless: Make it Easier to Do What Matters Most – Greg McKeown
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – James Clear
- Make It Matter: How Managers Can Motivate by Creating Meaning – Scott Mautz
- Lead With A Story: A Guide to Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire – Paul Smith
- Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn From Their Mistakes, But Some Do – Matthew Syed
- Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action – Simon Sinek
I am an admitted history & current event geek. The following are good thinkers about public leadership.
- Benjamin Franklin’s Last Bet: The Favorite Founder’s Divisive Death, Enduring Afterlife, and the Blueprint for American Prosperity – Michael Meyer
- To Rescue the Republic: Ulysses S. Grant, the Fragile Union, and the Crisis of 1876 – Bret Baier
- Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution – Mike Duncan
- Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson – Gordon Wood
- The Soul of Baseball: A Road Trip Through Buck O’Neil’s America – Joe Posnanski
- Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President – Candice Millard
- Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom – David Blight
- Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood – Colin Woodard
- Grant – Ron Chernow
- The Soul of America: The Battle for our Better Angels – Jon Meacham
