The first meeting of the Marcellus Municipal Co-op was a huge success in terms of assessing the needs of local communities as related to Marcellus Shale As the Marcellus Shale boom continues to redefine the landscape of Pennsylvania, people are focusing in on how government at all levels is working to find the right balanceRead… Read more »
With the results for the 2011 PMF program being released any day now, I thought this would be a good opportunity to start this discussion… When I attended the “PMF and Pathways Programs: Reinventing the Old and Implementing the New” discussion at NAPA’s headquarters a few weeks ago, this is how they introduced the session:Read… Read more »
It’s no secret that the business landscape has changed over the last decade. It has been irrevocably altered in many of the same ways as the world around us. In both our private lives and commercial endeavors, there is an increased level of connectivity that allows for near instant sharing of thoughts, plans, and ideas.Read… Read more »
There are often times in your life, when you start to think about the future in a more proactive way than normal, this is something I am very much doing at the moment, as I’m sure many thousands of other local government colleagues are doing. The team I am in are subject to a 50%Read… Read more »
I attended one of my favorite annual events this week—the Annual Federal Media and Marketing Study presentation. The research, done by Market Connections, Inc. with TMP Government, surveys government and military mid to senior level professionals to learn how they are using media in their work. Subscribers to the study can slice and dice theRead… Read more »
I know in Government we are all on the same team but you’re crazy if you think that one agency doesn’t want to be better than it’s peers and the same goes for local gov. Well after 2 weeks we are down to 2 awesome cities and 2 awesome agencies and it’s time to giveRead… Read more »
Starting a “Gentoring” ™Program: Barriers to Bridging the Generational-Digital Divide – Gen Xers and Millennial “Hot Buttons” In the first two segments of my Gentoring essay, a) the concepts of Gentor ™ and Gentoring ™ were introduced (“Gentoring” ™: Building a New Mentoring Role for Bridging the Generational-Digital Divide or “Don’t Be Afraid to PetRead… Read more »
By Tom Bullington, Communications Manager As most communicators are well aware, it’s critical to have a sense of what your audience wants (and needs) to hear before you share it. This is especially true when you work for a government. It should be your goal to provide the public with information that matters most inRead… Read more »
Today’s post is about PlugShare. What is PlugShare? We think they say it best: PlugShare is a community-driven electric vehicle (EV) charging network that lets you find places to charge and connect with other EV enthusiasts. As you can tell from this map, there are lot of opportunities to use PlugShare. The app is availableRead… Read more »
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