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Why Less is More: The Case for Strategic Database Management in Economic Development

January 5, 2026

A mid-sized city (population ~135,000) recently joined the Executive Pulse family and asked us to import the community’s entire business population into the CRM.  In the end, there were just under 10,000 records.   I participated in several internal calls about the data migration and realized that the majority of businesses that our team and our […]

5 Data Signals That a Local Business is Planning to Relocate (And How to Intervene)

November 6, 2025

Every economic development professional has experienced that sinking feeling: learning that a major employer is relocating, only after the decision has already been made. By the time you see the press release or hear through the grapevine, it’s often too late to intervene. But business relocations rarely happen overnight. Companies typically signal their intentions months […]