Development Discovery is a series of short videos from Extension community economics educators. Watch to learn more about economic development practices, tools, and resources, and to find answers to common questions.
View the full series on YouTube.
Available videos by topic area
Broadband
- Why is broadband an economic development imperative?
- Broadband development processes for communities
- Assessing current broadband infrastructure
- Broadband technology options part 1: An overview
- Broadband technology options part 2: Wired
- Broadband technology options part 3: Wireless
Business retention and expansion (BRE)
- How do you do a good BRE visit?
- Why is BRE a core economic development strategy?
- What is business retention and expansion (aka BRE)?
- Why is BRE a core economic development strategy?
Business succession
- Why should community leaders care about business succession?
- Community leaders' role in supporting business succession
Community development and engagement
- What is "community development"?
- Examples of community development
- Community engagement as a resident retention strategy
- Using Jamboard for community engagement(part 1)
- Using Jamboard for community engagement(part 2)