Economic Development Series: Learning from the Past and Focusing Forward on the Future of Economic Development in Davis
By Jim Gray Our efforts to do a public private partnership incorporating community based planning focused on…
Toward a Community Consensus Model of Economic Development
In an effort to move the discussion away from a polarized no-growth/ go-growth dichotomy this weekend, I…
Proposed Mace Innovation Center Presentation (Video)
Last week, the Vanguard covered the presentation by Dan Ramos and Prakosh Pinto of the Mace Innovation…
Does Davis Really Want Economic Development?
Earlier this week, someone sent me an article from Governing entitled, “Do Cities Really Want Economic Development?”…
Mace Innovation Park Does First Public Outreach
It was a reasonably-sized gathering for a Monday in late July, and it marked a big starting…
Commentary: The Perfect, the Enemy of the Good?
The phrase, as far as I can tell, comes from Voltaire, and the literal translation is “the…
Council Quashes Advisory Vote, Appoints Subcommittee, Prepares to Move Forward on Innovation Parks
Council moved quickly on Tuesday to rescind efforts to put an advisory vote on the ballot following…
Developers for Davis Innovation Center Submit Pre-Application
Spokespersons for the Northwest Quadrant proposal on Wednesday night made it clear to the council that, while…
Analysis: RFEI Process Pays Off in the Form of Three Submittals
In April of this year, in hopes of bringing forth some ideas for innovation centers, the city’s…
What an Incredible Problem to Have
By Rob White As you know, on Monday, June 23rd the City received three different concepts for…
City Receives Three Proposals in RFEI Process: Part 3 Davis Ranch
The city’s RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) process yielded three proposals in documents released by the…
City Receives Three Proposals in RFEI Process: Part 2 Northwest Quadrant
The city’s RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) process yielded three proposals in documents released by the…
City Receives Three Proposals in RFEI Process: Part 1 Mace 200
The city’s RFEI (Request for Expressions of Interest) process yielded three proposals in documents released by the…
The Davis Innovation Ecosystem – Are the City’s Efforts Working?
by Rob White In last week’s article, I wrote about the City’s release of the Request for…
Will the City Attract Suitors for a Business Park?
At the last council meeting, the council unanimously approved the city putting out an RFEI (Request for…
City Asks for Input and Ideas on Innovation Center Concepts
By Rob White Several decades of study, assessment, deliberation and planning have continuously come to the conclusion…
Council Clears Way for Innovation Center RFEI to Move Forward
Rochelle Swanson Forcefully Pushes Council on Economic Development –Rob White was finally allowed to give his full…
Analysis: Council Needs to Focus on Moving Forward with Innovation Center
Council’s failure to manage time at the meeting on Tuesday has led to some sharp criticism, questioning…
