IC² Institute Blog

December 3, 2020

New Housing for Sweetwater: A Practical Approach

By Miesha Adames, Marketing & Administrative Director, Sweetwater EDC, Sweetwater, Texas

Miesha Adames, Regional XLR8 participant, shares how Sweetwater took a step to ready for population growth.Read More

November 17, 2020

BBR Research on Minority-Owned Firms, Small Cities in Texas

By Bruce Kellison, Director of the Bureau of Business Research

Bruce Kellison, Director of the Bureau of Business Research, writes about BBR research on minority-owned firms and small Texas cities. Read More

November 11, 2020

Answered: “What is my EDC doing for me?”

By Rush Harris, CEcD, Executive Director, Marshall Economic Development Corporation

Rush Harris, Executive Director of the Marshall Economic Development Corporation, advocates for communication between EDCs and communities.Read More

November 5, 2020

Community Newspapers: a Cornerstone of Community Building

By Barbara Brannon, Editor of The Texas Spur

Barbara Brannon, Editor of The Texas Spur, shares how local newspapers serve as connection, chronicle, and catalyst in their communities. Read More

October 27, 2020

Regional XLR8, Coming Together for Resilient Communities & Regions

By Dr. Gregory Pogue, Deputy Director, IC2 Institute

Insight from Dr. Gregory Pogue on Regional XLR8's most recent session and how the program equips community leaders to adapt.Read More

October 22, 2020

Better Together: B.E.S.T. Group of Bastrop County

By April Daniels, Executive Director, Smithville Area Chamber of Commerce

April Daniels shares how rural Texas communities, surrounding Bastrop County, have formed a network for support, development, and growth. Read More

October 15, 2020

New Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses of Entrepreneurs’ Writings

By Clay Spinuzzi, Professor of Rhetoric, The University of Texas at Austin

IC² Quicklook® market research reports have inspired investigation into entrepreneurs' pitching processes and revisions. Read More

October 15, 2020

Revising Entrepreneurs’ Pitches and Building Road Maps

By Greg Pogue, Deputy Executive Director, IC² Institute

How does a "road map" help define value statements that entrepreneurs “pitch” to market members?Read More

October 1, 2020

Community-Building and the Power of Stories

By Frank Jackson, Director of Community Affairs, Prairie View A&M University

"Community Leaders Speak" is a series of writings prompted by the discussions during IC² Regional XLR8 Program.Read More

September 30, 2020

Fueling Student-led Field Research During COVID-19

By Debra Dzwonczyk, IC² Institute

This summer was not just about finding toilet paper--try getting 8,000 surveys from across Texas. Read More