The intangibles of economic development

Hamilton County Mayor Claude Ramsey and Chattanooga Chamber chief Tom Edd Wilson are at the lecturn, talking about how they landed a Volkswagen plant.
It gives you an appreciation for the capriciousness of economic development.
A site selector gets lost, and you drop into third place. The Germans who run Volkswagen hate mosquitoes. And tornadoes.
And they’re not excited about cynical citizens – and especially cynical members of the print and electronic media.

2 Comments

  1. bth
    Posted October 16, 2009 at 10:14 am | Permalink

    Just remember Bill – cynicism is a learned response.

  2. Bill Wilson
    Posted October 16, 2009 at 11:32 am | Permalink

    Not when you hold public office, Ben.

    :-)