From Chasing Smokestacks to Chasing People – A Shift in Economic Development

Kelly Asche, Research Associate at the Center for Rural Policy and Development will outline the shift in economic development, labor force and the strategies to shift from job recruitment to people recruitment including residential recruitment and how housing and child care must be seen as economic development tools.

Presenter Bio
After receiving his Master of Public Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Kelly was hired as the Research Associate at the Center for Rural Policy and Development and moved to the best city in Minnesota, New London. Kelly’s work at the Center for Rural Policy and Development is focused on data analysis, busting myths related to the rural narrative, and attempting to become knowledgeable in whatever rural issues are considered important at the time.

During his off time, you will likely find Kelly floating in his kayak, bicycling across rural Minnesota, gardening, spending time with his wife and cat, and generally shying away from places where there are large amounts of people.