Topics this week the topics run the gamut from manufacturing to Downtown Development to Zamboni pipe dreams. We get in-depth on the Olympics and, of course the best sport at the Winter Games: curling! One topic not covered: snow. Don’t believe me? Read on… 1. It’s as Easy as E-D-C The City of Iowa City is … Continued
Jalen Rose says Michigan has failed at honoring those who helped build program, specifically the Fab Five Greetings from Battle Creek, MI! While my ELGL colleagues have made their way down to the Strategic Government Resources (SGR) conference in Texas, I am in Battle Creek for the Michigan Local Government Manager’s Association (MLGMA) … Continued
SGR Conference 2014 Creating a Learning Organization: Leading-Edge Strategies for Employee Development http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDuWKSvS1a8 This week we will be taking a break from the Midwest to venture south to Texas, where ELGL will be travelling next week to speak the SGR Conference in Grapevine, Texas. I’ll talk about some headlines, music and fun facts about Texas. It’ll … Continued
The Headlines 1. Future of Big Data starts in Chicago The amount of data collected by any City in a given day is overwhelming, to put it lightly. Many government officials have seen promise in aggregating this data for practical but the task has still been out of reach for communities. Bloomberg Philanthropies is … Continued
Git yo grills ready, (John McCarter) is cooking some brats… (or, writing this installment of Pure Midwest) Welcome to the next installment of a brand new column from Midwest ELGL; Pure Midwest. Every week, I’ll take a look at music, sports, literature and culture of the Midwest. Some content may veer away from local government … Continued
It’s Raining Jobs (According to John McCarter) in this edition of Pure Midwest Welcome to the first installment of a brand new column from Midwest ELGL; Pure Midwest. Every week I’ll be bringing you the top news stories & job openings from the Midwest as well as a look at important issues in local government … Continued
Our Take We are excited to welcome our newest staff member, John McCarter. He was brought on board, after a long contentious salary negotiation, to serve as the Midwest ELGL project assistant. If John’s name sounds familiar, you may have read about him in this piece – New Sensation with John McCarter, City of Novi (MI) and … Continued
What better way to learn about a new ELGL member than a series of extremely personal questions that may or may not be work related. That is our goal in the New Sensation feature. Whether it is learning about a person’s top accomplishments in the last 24 hours or learning about the inside of their … Continued
