Thinking on the future of local economies.

The latest Treasury report shows a problem that states can't ignore. Many have deployed less than 50% of their total SSBCI allocation. Technical Assis...

Small businesses operate on thin margins, lean teams, and limited resources. When policy shifts or disasters strike, they absorb the impact first and...

Marcel de Pontbriand is EcoMap's Lead Data Engineer and Data Scientist. Recognized by Technical.ly as a 2025 RealList Innovator, Marcel has spent near...

During Global Entrepreneurship Week, we highlighted five building blocks that make ecosystems thrive. From state economic developers to university inn...

MIX Baltimore: Scaling Without Leaving MIX, hosted at the impressive 4MLK, is designed to break down silos across Baltimore's innovation ecosystem. Ea...

This article answers: _____ In EcoMap's latest Ecosystem Talks webinar, Patrick Fisher, CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, and Karl Blischke,...

I spent some time in October in Salt Lake City at NADO's Annual Training Conference talking with regional development organization leaders about how t...

Paige McDonald is EcoMap's Chief of Staff. Over the past three years, she's moved from Implementation Manager to Lead Customer Success Manager to her...

Ecosystem builders face a fundamental tension. The work takes years to show results, but funders want proof in months. Monthly meetings, coffee conver...

Ty Cooper is a Senior Account Executive at EcoMap, with over a decade of experience in GovTech sales. Before joining EcoMap, he spent seven years at G...

Joyce Arias leads marketing at EcoMap. She has helped define how we communicate with customers across sectors, from small ESOs to statewide networks....