'A Very Simple Equation' for Leadership

Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman


IAMC Executive Director Ron Starner writes, "Can Americans learn valuable lessons on leadership from someone who is about as physically far removed as possible from the corridors of national power? We hear a lot about leadership these days, especially as we enter a presidential election year. What we don't hear nearly as much are stories about real leaders."

Read Ron Starner's profile.

Susan Stanton, President & CEO, Brighton (Colo.) EDC

IAMC's economic developer members are among the best in the country. Look inside to learn about the latest additions.




Who is sponsoring the IAMC Spring 2008 Professional Forum in Phoenix? Look inside for the updated list.

Bruce Tulgan

St. Louis Professional Forum

Keynote speaker Bruce Tulgan tells how to manage inter-generational teams. "Just because they look the part doesn't mean they're going to play the roles you want them to play."

Paul Waters, CBRE


One IAMC Active member company has the world's largest corporate R&D budget according to a recent European Commission report. A big IAMC member real estate company has merged. And so have two large U.S. brewers. PepsiCo is opening a food additive production plant in India. Alcoa gets bucks from New York. Look inside for more projects, plus who the IAMC members are from the big companies involved.

This is the time of year for forecasts, and this edition of Research and Resources has one each for construction, industrial real estate, manufacturing trends and business travel costs. We also have year 2007 review articles on industrial vacancy rates, office markets and the trend in initial public offerings (IPOs). If you've ever struggled with metrics, here's a primer on the topic. And there's a short piece explaining why the global labor shortage is probably going to get worse. Look inside for this and even more content.