...is an article from the Albany Times Union that outlines Dan Gundersen's three-pronged approach to retaining and bringing businesses to New York.
In the article Mr. Gundersen says the first step is preparing upstate NY to compete in the "innovation economy" and highlights "the jobs of the innovation economy" - - citing BAE Systems (Binghamton) and Corning, Inc. (Corning) - - both located in the Southern Tier!
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This morning I was having coffee and watching Headline News... Iraq's Brain Drain was the topic of one story - then it hit me...
...well didn't hit me because I realize all over the world communities are competing to be "hip" and attract/retain talented professionals.
But I realized we might be missing something.
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There is an awful lot of discussion around workforce development and rightly so - it's a critical issue.
But on the other side and an area that demands our attention - is employer development.
Yes, employer development.
New talent is entering the workforce daily... recent college graduates are eager, motivated and looking for their first job.
So how do you attract and retain the new or next generation worker? By thinking differently.
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