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Viodi View

Viodi View – 02/08/12

The memories of a life time are marked by scenes of fleeting moments, some of which seem significant at the time, while others fade into a mush of images some real, some imagined.  The promise of the Facebook is to put one’s lifetime in a timeline.  Whether today’s string of posts fades into the background […]

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Economic Development

Economic Gardening Instead of Big Business Hunting

50 billion dollars; that is how much communities and states spend each year wooing businesses from outside their area, according to Dr. Glenda Humiston, USDA Rural Development State Director for California. Speaking at last week’s Western Telecom Alliance Convention, Humiston likened this jockeying for out-of-town businesses as a zero-sum game that has limited benefit in […]