As I wrote in this space a year ago, technology for economic development is advancing rapidly, and the pace has only picked up since then. The most obvious example is the spectacular growth in the use of virtual site visits and other applications of GIS technology due to the pandemic.It is clear that winning economic […]
Read MoreA New Series of Learning Labs for Economic DevelopersGIS technology continues to advance rapidly, and the COVID crisis has accelerated the adoption of key GIS functionality like 3D layers and virtual site visits. With travel limited and traditional site visits greatly reduced, innovative economic developers pivoted in recent months to focus on the virtual experience. […]
Read MoreKey Takeaway: A virtual site visit is an online meeting in which the economic developer uses advanced GIS technology to showcase a property in 3 dimensions, answer questions and guide the discussion in real time, providing a full experience for his/her prospect. Only GIS WebTech’s Recruit technology, built natively on the Esri platform, can provide a […]
Read MoreThe State of Oklahoma’s Department of Commerce recently selected GIS WebTech’s Recruit technology, becoming the latest economic development organization to choose GIS WebTech after a side-by-side comparison with legacy technologies. Oklahoma’s choice of GIS WebTech’s Recruit technology follows recent selections by economic development organizations in Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Virginia, and Texas — all in […]
Read MoreThe Economic Development Partnership of Alabama is the latest statewide economic development organization to select GIS WebTech’s Recruit technology!EDPA is a private, non-profit organization funded by more than 60 Alabama companies that works to attract, retain and grow jobs in Alabama. The Partnership has been a key player in recruiting companies such as Mercedes-Benz, Boeing, […]
Read MoreGIS WebTech is the leading innovator in GIS technology for economic development, driving record growth for our company and record results for our clients.We believe that technology is rapidly changing the way the economic development profession operates. We believe winning economic development organizations in coming years will be those that embrace technology and utilize it […]
Read MoreKey Takeaway: The site selection process usually begins with workforce as the first criterion, and to compete and win in today’s workforce-driven site selection process economic developers need to utilize modern technology that lets businesses start their site selection process with workforce data. GIS WebTech’s Recruit puts workforce data front and center on the landing page, […]
Read MoreGIS technology continues to advance rapidly, with useful new tools and data coming out regularly. The relentless pressures of competitive markets drive businesses to incorporate these advances to reduce risk associated with their location decisions. Leading economic development organizations, recognizing these competitive pressures and the growing demand from businesses for cutting-edge data and tools, respond by […]
Read MoreWhat is a legacy technology? A legacy online site selection system is an older software solution that provides basic online data and simple functionality, but lacks the most up-to-date data and interactive tools. As competitive pressures force businesses to focus relentlessly on improving their site selection processes with more and better data and increasingly sophisticated analysis, […]
Read MoreRegional Approach by Economic Development Leader. When we launched our all-new Recruit 4.5 a few months back, we knew it would change the way economic development organizations utilized technology. We also knew that leading economic development groups would be quick to utilize Recruit’s advanced features to highlight their communities, and that is exactly what our customers […]
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